M&A activity in the European private equity industry fell in 2008, but respondents to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey believe there will be greater private equity involvement in the

Atlanta Equity Fund has completed the recapitalization of Florida-based Empower Software Solutions, which is active in the human resources management solutions industry with a focus on

Franklin Templeton Investments and Algebra Capital, an asset management firm in the Middle East/North Africa region, have announced that Franklin Templeton has increased its equity stak

Merck Serono, part of Germany’s Merck pharmaceuticals and chemicals group, has announced the establishment of Merck Serono Ventures, a corporate venture capital fund that will invest in

Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of outsourced administration services, has announced the opening of an office in Hong Kong, as from 1 January 2009.

Industry Ventures, a private equity secondary firm, has announced the close of its fifth fund, Industry Ventures Fund V, with USD265m in committed capital from over 20 institutional inv

Daimler has welcomed Aabar Investments of Abu Dhabi as a major investor and has increased the share capital by approximately ten per cent.

The Copley Press and Platinum Equity have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which an affiliate of Platinum will acquire San Diego’s daily newspaper, The San D

Terra Firma, a private equity company, has announced the acquisition of the Packer family’s 90 per cent interest in Australian agricultural firm Consolidated Pastoral Company.