Following its official launch on 12 March 12, 2012, the European Angels Fund (EAF) has now commenced operation in Germany, with Business Angel Friedrich Georg Hoepfner, making the first investment into Fotografen-Service GmbH (www.fotograf.de), a provider of a software-as-a-service tool to support professional photographers throughout their entire business cycle from
A new report out today from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation describes how most institutional investors, including larger state pension funds, endowments and foundations, may be shortchanged by their investments in venture capital funds. Over the past decade, public stock markets have outperformed the average venture capital fund and for
Silverfleet Capital’s Buy & Build Monitor for Q1 2012, shows a dramatic fall in Buy & Build activity in Europe, with volume failing by around a third from the level seen in Q3 and Q4 of 2011, the lowest of any quarter since mid-2009. The average disclosed value of add-ons
The California State Teachers’ Retirement Board, the governing body of CalSTRS, has selected Pension Consulting Alliance as the private equity consultant to its Investment Committee for the next five years. PCA will provide independent assessments of the private equity portfolio’s performance. PCA will also prepare the semi-annual performance reports and
Guernsey Funds Forum 2012 held in London this week attracted well in excess of 400 delegates – a new attendance record for the event. The half-day conference and exhibition included two panels sessions – one on regulation and another on manager/investor relationships – and was followed by a macroeconomic debate
More than three-quarters (78%) of respondents to Clifford Chance’s Cross-border M&A: Perspectives on a changing world survey of large global companies are looking for growth outside of their established domestic markets. The research study into current trends in cross-border M&A found that over half of companies surveyed (56%) are focusing
Private equity returns have fared better than their listed counterparts both before and since the onset of the financial crisis, according to analysis carried out by Preqin. The PrEQIn Index, available through the Preqin Investor Network – the free dedicated platform for private equity investors, shows that returns from private
Right now there are clear dislocations in capital markets, particularly in the eurozone as banks continue their mission to deleverage and scale back the volume of debt sitting on their balance sheets in response to Basel 3. The European Banking Authority has determined that banks needs to raise EUR115billion in
Envestors, a private investor network dedicated to helping investors source dynamic companies in need of growth capital, has launched a specialised service for early-stage businesses. Rising Stars has been introduced in response to demand from its investor network for high-quality, pre-screened investment opportunities. Interest in early-stage companies is growing amongst
Boutique hotel guide and booking service Mr & Mrs Smith is seeking to raise capital to finance its future expansion plans by tapping into the nascent SME retail bond market. Leveraging its strong brand loyalty as a means of funding the next phase of its ambitious growth plan, the firm
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