Fundraising by private equity funds focused on the emerging markets held steady in the first two quarters and maintained a 15 per cent share of the global fundraising total, according to the Emerging markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA). With USD17.2bn raised in the first six months of 2012, or nearly
Symphony International’s net asset value as at 30 June 2012 was USD1.2414 per share, a 10.46 per cent increase from USD1.1239 on 31 December 2011, according to the company’s interim results. Increased deal activity resulted in the completion of several new transactions in early 2012. In February 2012, Symphony
The global economy can’t afford to wait any longer for euro zone (in)decisions. European stagnation is increasingly worrying US officials as well as those in the emerging markets. Given that Europe remains the major trading partner for both China and the United States, the economic slowdown of our economies has
Riverstone has invested in Three Rivers Natural Resource Holdings II, a new private upstream oil and gas company based in Austin, Texas. With this support, Three Rivers II executed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets located in the Permian Basin of West Texas from Meritage Energy Company. These properties
LevelUp, the world’s first "interchange zero" payment network, has raised an additional USD9m in venture capital from Deutsche Telekom venture capital arm T-Venture and other individual investors. This investment is the second part of a recent larger fundraising round, bringing the total raised to just more than USD21m. LevelUp will
Fulcrum Equity Partners has funded the USD5m series B growth equity round for Nashville, Tennesee based Medical Direct Club (MDC). Founded in 2009 by chief executive Brad Gulmi, MDC is a direct-to-consumer provider of urological supplies, primarily single use, disposable catheters. Prior to starting MDC, Gulmi was the founder and
After building up market expectations to near euphoric levels, ECB President Mario Draghi failed to deliver the policy to back up his promises of “doing whatever it takes to save the Euro”, says Azad Zangana (pictured), European economist at Schroders… Given the timing of his comments last week, markets had
The Employee Stock Option (ESO) Fund has officially closed its debut fund which will deploy up to USD25m to provide funding for current and departing employees of venture-backed companies to exercise their stock options. Departing employees of venture-backed companies are often faced with the dilemma of either exercising their stock
By Simon Gray – The global private equity industry remains a long way off the glory days of the mid-2000s. Exiting investments can be problematic, especially through initial public offering markets that have blown hot and cold in the past few years, but mainly cold. The public markets have given
Venture capital activity in the Middle East and North Africa increased by 28 per cent in 2011, according to the Second Annual Venture Capital in MENA Report released by the MENA Private Equity Association. While the region’s VC industry is still in the early phases of development, the rise in
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