Blue Ink Investments, a South Africa-based fund of hedge funds manager, has acquired full ownership of Legae Capital, following its purchase of Legae Securities’ 43 per cent and Fatima

Archstone Consulting, a management strategy and operations consultancy has launched an advisory service to help private equity firms improve value and reduce costs within their portfoli

HauteLook, a members-only shopping club, has announced a funding commitment led by Insight Venture Partners with the completion of the first USD10m tranche.

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, a finance company providing venture debt and equity to venture capital and private equity backed technology and life science companies, has announced

Vista Equity Partners Fund III has confirmed to the board of directors of SumTotal Systems its offer to acquire the firm for USD4.50 per share in cash.

The PFM Group, an independent financial and investment adviser to state and local governments and not-for-profit institutions, has received an investment from a group led by ICV Capital

US venture capital investments in cleantech, as with VC overall, dropped sharply in Q1 09 after a record year in 2008, according to an Ernst & Young analysis based on data from Dow

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, a global alternative asset manager, has announced that KKR Mena has been granted a license by the Dubai Financial Services Authority to operate from the Dubai I

Deutsche Börse is expanding its European Directors’ Dealings data service to include seven more countries.