The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association has announced the membership of the new monitoring body established in response to Sir David Walker’s recommendations on increasi

Barclays Private Equity France has become a majority shareholder in the Martek Power Group, a world leader in the field of power converters, along with Martek’s president and founder, Marc

Carrie McCabe, one of the most prominent women in the hedge fund world, is launching a new investment firm with the backing of General Electric.

Belgian-based venture capital firms GIMV and KBC Private Equity have agreed a partnership under which each will make private equity investments totalling some EUR10m a year in medium-sized

Few Latin America private-equity fund managers expect a significant impact from the US credit crunch, although they fear some ripple effects as US investors reassess priorities once they k

Bank of New York Mellon, a leader in hedge fund administration with more than USD195bn in assets under administration, has appointed Kate Colchester as vice-president for sales in Asia for

Invesco has expanded its private equity fund of funds team with the addition of two investment professionals, Michele Serrao and Evan Darr, who will focus on sourcing and analysing partner

Standard Chartered Private Equity has acquired a 4.2 per cent stake in Salamander Energy, which over the last three years has built a south-east Asia-focused portfolio of oil and gas oppor

Caledonian Global Fund Services has opened a new operations centre in Orlando, Florida to add to its existing facilities providing hedge fund services in Chicago, the Cayman Islands and th