Close Venturres has announced a GBP1.5m investment in Opta Sportsdata, a leading European provider of sports data and analysis to media companies.

The Financial Services Authority has announced further progress for its plans to allowing retail consumers to invest in funds of hedge funds and other alternative investments authorised in

The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission has formally confirmed the appointment of Brodrick Penn as director of investment business as of the beginning of this year.

Balmoral Capital, a private equity house specialising in European mid-market transactions, has acquired UK yachtbulder Oyster Marine, which had sales of more than GBP50m in the past financ

The Blackstone Group has invested USD60m in Allcargo Global Logistics, an Indian private sector logistics operator and a niche global logistics player, and has announced plans to take its

Citigroup suspended redemptions from its USD500m corporate debt-focused CSO Partners after a third of its investors sought their money back.

The Edhec Risk and Asset Management Research Centre and Morgan Stanley Investment Management have announced the creation of a new research chair entitled Financial Engineering and Global A

Billboards, hotels, taxi services and similar businesses were favourites of investors in China last year as venture capital investment in the region reached its highest level in six years

Chicago-based Equity International, the private equity firm co-founded by Sam Zell and Gary Garrabrant, has announced the initial closing of its latest fund, Fund IV, dedicated to investin