With no initial public offerings and just USD3.9bn generated via mergers and acquisitions of 65 venture-backed companies in the fourth quarter, last year was the worst in terms of liquidit

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has signed a letter of intent to sell the banking operations of Pasadena, California-based IndyMac Federal Bank to a thrift holding company contro

Following the collapse of a record number of corporate acquisitions and mergers in 2008, the tricky economic climate is likely to depress transaction volume next year, but attractive oppor

Minneapolis-based ATS Medical, a manufacturer and marketer of cardiac surgery products and services, has closed a USD20m equity financing with Essex Woodlands Health Ventures.

Celtic Therapeutics Management, a private equity firm based at Charlotte Amelie in the US Virgin Islands that focuses on building a portfolio of mid-to-late stage drug development progr

Mark Wignall, chief executive of Matrix Private Equity Partners, says a particularly good source of opportunity in 2009 will be UK public companies needing to raise cash and choosing to se

Low Carbon Accelerator, a closed-ended investment company listed on London’s AIM market, has increased its equity holding in wind turbine producer Proven Energy through a further invest

If current conditions continue into the New Year and financing remains limited, mergers and acquisitions activity in 2009 will be on the light side with a few silver linings, according

ECI, a UK mid-market buyout firm, has agreed to sell Racal Acoustics to Esterline Technologies for GDP115m.

Aureos South-East Asia Fund has invested USD5.6m in the Thai shipbuilding company Marsun, a designer, builder and service provider for vessels under 100 metres.