Venture capital investment in European companies topped EUR4.56bn in 2007, the highest annual total since 2002, according to the quarterly European Venture Capital Report from Dow Jones Ve

Platinum Funding Group, a US factoring company, has named Anna Belkina as senior business development officer for special situations, with responsibility for developing Platinum’s business

International Private Equity Services, which was founded a decade ago in Guernsey and provides specialist administration services to more than 290 private equity funds, has opened a new of

Cayman Islands-based Walkers Funds Services, which provides specialist offshore services for investment fund structures, has announced the appointment of Andrew Edgington to its management

Global private equity firm Advent International has recruited Conor Boden from 3i to take up the newly-created role of head of portfolio board development, with a focus on extending Advent

Invesco has announced the final closing of the WLR Recovery Fund IV, the first launch by WL Ross since its acquisition by Invesco in October 2006, with commitments of USD4bn for investment

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure has signed an agreement with Finanziaria Internazionale to acquire a 16.4 per cent stake in Agorà Investimenti, which holds a major stake in the compan

European mid-market private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Lorenzo Pellicioli, chief executive of the Italian finance-to-publishing conglomerate De Agostini Group, to i