Aureos Africa Fund has increased its funds under management to USD317.8m after its initial closing in September 2008.

Private equity buyout and exit transactions fell 61 per cent and 87 per cent year-on-year in volume and value terms in the first half of 2009, confirming that the buyout frenzy of yeste

NB Private Equity Partners’ unaudited net asset value per share increased by 7.2 per cent to USD8.35 at 30 June 2009 from USD7.79 at 31 March 2009.

Temasek Holdings has released an updated charter in conjunction with its 35th anniversary. Speaking at the launch, Temasek chairman S Dhanabalan said: "Temasek’s mission remains to create and deliver sustainable long-term returns for our stakeholders. We have refined our Charter to more clearly articulate our focus as a value-oriented investor,

LDC, the private equity arm of the Lloyds Banking Group, has backed the management team of 1st – The Exchange, a provider of technology and e-commerce solutions to the financial service

With the capital markets recovering and investor fears receding, financial services M&A activity over the next 12 months will be fuelled more by buyers seeking to grow than by selle

Octopus Ventures, an investor in early-stage and expanding companies, has invested GBP1.75m into Surrey NanoSystems, a developer of equipment and processes for growing carbon nanotubes

iNovia Capital, a Montreal-based manager of seed and early stage venture capital funds, has invested in New-York-based Urgent Career as part of the company’s series A funding round.

Cosmetics and skincare products manufacturer 29 Luxury Goods has closed on USD1.4m in venture capital financing led by Williams Venture Partners.