Bravo Inns, an operator of community pubs in the North West of England backed by Albion Ventures, has acquired its 30th pub to date, the Albion Hotel in Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington. The Albion Hotel was acquired closed, but Bravo has invested in a refurbishment that aims to make the pub, which
Amidst concern about slowing growth in China and other emerging markets, Ken Stuzin (pictured), fund manager of the Brown Advisory US Equity Growth Fund says at least one company is bucking the trend… We believe Estée Lauder is positioned at the sweet spot of several secular growth trends. Skin care
Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), a later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm, has selected IntraLinks Connect to support fundraising for IVP XIV, a USD1bn fund. This is the largest fund in the firm’s 32-year history. IVP first started using IntraLinks Connect for limited partner communications, including dissemination of quarterly fund
The social media land grab is over and the market reaction to the Facebook IPO spells the end for listings of social media businesses, according to analysis by Magister Advisors, M&A advisers to the global technology industry. Magister Advisors forecasts the social media ecosystem will now see accelerated consolidation as
Venture capital funding in the life sciences sector, which includes the biotechnology and medical device industries, decreased 39 per cent in dollars and 22 per cent in number of deals during the second quarter of 2012 from the same quarter of last year, according to a new PwC US report.
Japan is a market that James Sullivan, manager of the CF Miton Arcturus Fund, continues to believe is the most realistically valued of all the major equity markets… 

The level of the exchange rate is generally viewed as crucial to the prospects for the Japanese economy, therefore the domestic stock
The Cambridge Associates Australia Private Equity and Venture Capital Index rose by 7.80 per cent (net of fees) in the 12 months to 31 March 2012, according to the latest quarterly report released by The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. The C|A Australia Index outperformed the S&P/ASX 300
HarbourVest Global Private Equity’s estimated net asset value per share is USD11.31 at the end of July 2012, a USD0.18 per share decrease (1.6 per cent) from 30 June 2012 (USD11.49). This change mainly reflects decreases in the value of privately-held investments as a portion of the portfolio was re-valued
Catalyst Investors has held the final closing of the firm’s third fund, Catalyst Investors III, with total commitments of USD213m – the firm’s largest fund to date. Consistent with its strategy in recent funds, Catalyst expects to continue investing in high-growth, lower middle-market cloud computing, wireless infrastructure and digital media
It is quite a consensus call to have an overweight position on developed market credit but, says Williams Sels (pictured), UK Head of Investment Strategy at HSBC Private Bank, this still makes a lot of sense… We would rather be lending to non-financial corporates than to most governments. And with
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