The lines between institutional asset managers and alternative investors are becoming increasingly blurred due to investment strategies, priorities and goals becoming aligned, according to Martin Boyd, president of SunGard’s asset management business. “The relocation of assets to either alternative or traditional strategies puts greater pressure on funds to perform,” he

Medical device company NeuWave Medical has raised USD14m in Series B financing, led by new investor HIG BioVentures with participation from existing shareholders, including Venture Investors, WARF and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. The financing will be used to further the commercial success of the company’s Certus 140 thermal

Yellow Wood Partners has acquired Parfums de Coeur, the largest provider of mass-market fragrances in the US. PDC markets and distributes its products under three category-leading national brands – Body Fantasies, Designer Imposters, and BOD Man – through long-standing relationships with the largest food, drug and mass merchandise retailers in

Patron Capital, the specialist pan-European opportunistic and distressed asset investor, has raised over EUR880m, which includes a EUR100m dedicated discretionary co-investment pool, for its new fund Patron Capital IV.  The fundraising significantly exceeded expectations, creating one of the largest funds within the Patron Capital portfolio. Monument Group acted as the

AXA Private Equity has acquired a stake in Place des Leads, a French company specialising in individual data collection. This investment gives the company the necessary resources to continue the development of its business by financing its growth.   Founded in 2010, Place des Leads collects commercial contacts. Based on

Pinnacle Medical Solutions has received a substantial equity investment in a financing round led by Meritus Ventures. The financing comprised several smaller institutional investors and several individual investors, including one of the company’s founders. The transaction closed on 29 June 2012. Pinnacle distributes insulin pumps and blood glucose monitoring supplies

Against a backdrop of declining global deal volumes and valuations in the first half of 2012, a recent resurgence in technology and Asian M&A valuations is giving global shareholders and dealmakers hope, according to research from valuation firm American Appraisal. American Appraisal’s first Global M&A Valuation Outlook provides analysis into

Energy solutions firm SenseLogix has secured GBP1m series B investment in a second funding round led by The North West Fund for Energy and Environmental, managed by CT Investment Partners. It also included existing investors Beringea, through the Proven VCT fund, and Proven Growth & Income VCT and NorthStar Ventures,

A report on the oilfield services industry by Ernst & Young and mergermarket indicates that the vast majority of the survey respondents (84 per cent) are expecting an increase in M&A and none expect a decrease.  The report, Ernst & Young Dynamic Dealmaking in Oilfield Services, shows that nearly three