Vista Equity Partners Fund III has sent a letter to the board of directors of SumTotal Systems encouraging the board not to inhibit the auction process for the company.

Ludgate Environmental Fund, the Aim-listed investment company focused on the environmental/cleantech sector, has made a further investment of EUR2m into agri.capital. 

Law firm McDermott Will & Emery is representing Morgan Stanley and Rothschild in their role as financial advisers to CF Industries Holding, in that company’s three-way battle with A

Butterfield Fulcrum, an independent administrator for the alternative investment industry, has opened a Chicago office to focus on client relationship management and US business develop

Vista Equity Partners Fund III has further increased its offer to acquire SumTotal Systems.

Private equity and venture capital investors, who have invested over USD2bn into healthcare and life sciences companies in India over the last five years, are keen to step up their pace

Cogent Consulting, a developer of commission management systems for the securities industry, has signed a non-binding letter of intent for the sale of a majority of the company to a gro

The cleantech private equity market has grown substantially in recent years and there are currently over 380 active firms which are focusing on the sector, according to Research and Mar

Brandeaux has reopened its Student Accommodation Fund with subscriptions of more than GBP15m in the first seven weeks since the introduction of a new share class with longer redemption

Lussan, the law firm associated with hedge fund consultancy Laven Partners, has changed its name to Laven Legal Services, bringing all the Laven group companies under one common brand.