Global M&A values are down 30 per cent from Q1 2008, while volume is down 54 per cent, according to research from mergermarket.

Having not seen a venture-backed company complete an initial public offering in nearly eight months, the US venture capital industry is suffering through its worst liquidity drought on

Atlantic-Pacific Capital, an independent global placement agent for alternative investment funds and direct private placements, has announced the oversubscribed final closing of New Cap

US early-stage venture capital firm Charles River Ventures has announced that it has closed its 14th fund, CRP XIV, at USD320m.

Barclays says it now has a preferred bidder for iShares – CVC Capital Partners. 

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has welcomed new tax information exchange agreements signed recently by the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey.

Crédit Agricole Private Equity has signed partnership agreements with three seed capital firms in order to widen its base of investment opportunities.

Richard Laing, chief executive of CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, has called on international governments and investment organisations to pool resources and efforts to st

San Francisco-based LoopNet, an online marketplace for US commercial real estate and businesses for sale, has announced that Calera Capital, in conjunction with existing private equity