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Accel Partners invests EUR37m in Showroomprive.com

Accel Partners is investing EUR37m in Showroomprive.com, a members’ only fashion e-commerce site which sells designer brands at discount prices. Showroomprive.com was founded in France but entered the Spanish market this year.   The investment is part of a wider range of investments Accel is making in the area of

Eurazeo returns to growth in first half

Eurazeo has reported group net income of EUR88.5m for the first half of 2010, compared with a loss of EUR120.9m for the first half of 2009. Consolidated revenues totalled EUR1,892.9m, an increase of 4.5 per cent with more pronounced second quarter growth. The completion of the optimised divestiture programme of

Otonomy closes financing led by Novo Ventures and RiverVest

Otonomy, a biopharmaceutical company developing drug therapies for disorders of the inner and middle ear, has closed a USD38.5m series B financing co-led by Novo Ventures and RiverVest Venture Partners and joined by Domain Associates and TPG Biotech. This financing is incremental to the USD10m series A closed with Avalon

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Platte River Ventures closes purchase of Global X-Ray & Testing

Platte River Ventures has taken a controlling stake in Global X-Ray & Testing in partnership with the company’s founding family. Headquartered in Morgan City, Louisiana, Global X-Ray is a provider of non-destructive testing and evaluation services to the oil and gas industry. "We are very excited and looking forward to

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J.P. Morgan Private Equity fund receives distributions of USD18m

The J.P. Morgan Private Equity fund received distributions of approximately USD18m in the second quarter of 2010, more than three per cent of its private equity portfolio value. Capital calls for the quarter continued to remain low at USD3.2m, less than one per cent of the private equity portfolio value.

Bain Capital affiliate to recapitalise Air Medical Group

Air Medical Group has signed a definitive agreement under which a Bain Capital affiliate will lead a recapitalisation of the company in partnership with management and current investors Brockway Moran & Partners and MVP Capital Partners.  Air Medical Group, the largest independent provider of air medical services in the world,

Luxembourg reaches out to sophisticated Ucits

 Traditionally Luxembourg hedge funds and funds of hedge funds have been set up under part II of the law of December 20, 2002 on UCIs and, more recently, Specialised Investment Funds governed

In the front line of funds best practice

 Ifina’s organisation in June of a networking evening at BVI House in London, featuring speakers representing the global hedge fund industry and the funds sectors in the British Virgin I

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The continuing evolution of Ucits in Ireland

Market commentary and discussion on the merits and limitations of alternative Ucits funds continue to generate considerable interest for hedge fund managers and their investors. The interest is backed by recent statistics from the European Fund and Asset Management Association showing continued recovery and overall net inflows for Ucits since

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