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Multi-million pound Future Cities Catapult to be hosted in London

A new Catapult centre that will help make cities become smarter and more forward thinking will be hosted in London, UK Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced, following on from the news that Glasgow will host the Future Cities demonstrator. The Catapult will be funded by up to GBP50m over

Neuberger Berman raises USD1.1bn for second global PE co-investment fund

Money manager Neuberger Berman Group has held final close of NB Strategic Co-Investment Partners Fund II (NBCIP II), its second global private equity co-investment fund. NBCIP II was oversubscribed, closing on USD1.1bn and surpassing its target of USD750m. NBCIP II seeks to achieve superior risk-adjusted returns by investing directly into

Healthcare executives launch healthcare consulting and private equity firm

Healthcare and financial services executives Jonathan Doctor, Glenn Golenberg and Sherwin Voss have formed DeNovo Health Partners to help healthcare services organisations and medical groups address the myriad of changes and regulations begin imposed on the industry. DeNovo Health Partners can provide support for practice management, implementing electronic health record

Willetts pledges GBP3.7m to fund photonics-based healthcare innovation

David Willetts, the UK’s Minister for Universities and Science, has announced a GBP3.7m investment to fund projects that apply innovative photonics technologies to solve challenges in the health sector. The investment seeks to encourage the formation of new business-led partnerships between academia, industry and health providers, to validate and highlight

GBP5m top up offer for Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 launched

Maven Capital Partners, a venture capital trust, private equity and alternative asset manager has launched a GBP5m top-up offer for Maven Income and Growth VCT 4. The offer, which will close on 30 April 2013, is available for subscriptions for both the tax years 2012/13 and 2013/14. The offer provides

Joanna Shatney, Schroders

US sequestration poses downward risk

Joanna Shatney (pictured), Head of US Large Cap Equities at Schroders, shares her views on the recent sequestration in the US…  We are now in the first week of sequestration – sequestration refers to the mandatory cuts in spending that went into effect 1 March in the US, directly impacting

Perella Weinberg Partners to launch new private equity strategy

Perella Weinberg Partners is to launch PWP Growth Equity, a new private equity strategy focused on investing in growth companies in the lower middle market. The new strategy will be led by David Ferguson (pictured) and Chip Baird, investment veterans who have joined the firm as partners in its asset

CapMan launches Nordic private equity real estate fund

CapMan Plc has launched its fourth private equity real estate fund in the Nordic countries. The investment capacity of CapMan Nordic Real Estate (CMNRE) is approximately EUR125m after the first closing that was held on 6 March 2013. CMNRE invests mainly in properties with value-add potential that can be realised

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SGGG Fexserv chooses Linedata for Maltese fund admin solution

Fund administrator SGGG Fexserv has selected the Linedata Mshare transfer agency solution to support its expanding business in Malta and complement its proprietary systems.  SGGG Fexserv has been established in Malta since 2008. Taking advantage of the island’s position as a growing administrative centre, the company has increased its client

Avinash Vazirani, manager of the Jupiter India Fund and the Jupiter India Select Fund (Sicav)

India’s giveaway budget postpones the pain

With an eye firmly on national elections in 2014, the Indian government has delivered a populist budget aimed at securing the support of its core rural voters, while putting off more radical structural reform until later, says Avinash Vazirani (pictured), manager of the Jupiter India Fund and the Jupiter India

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