Mid Europa Partners, private equity firm focused on buyouts in central Europe, has obtained capital commitments in excess of EUR1bn for the successful first close of its third fund, Mid Eu

Stoxx, the European index provider established as a joint venture between Deutsche Börse, Dow Jones and SWX Group, has launched the Dow Jones Stoxx Private Equity 20 Index, designed t

European venture capital investment climbed 5 per cent to EUR 1.14bn in the second quarter, despite a 20 per cent drop in deal flow to 213, as big early-stage deals pushed the median round

Proskauer Rose, an international law firm with more than 750 lawyers worldwide, has announced that a prominent group of private equity lawyers, led by Daniel Schmidt and Olivier Dumas, hav

Climate Change Capital, an investment banking group dedicated to investment in clean energy and the low carbon economy, has announced the close of the Climate Change Capital Private Equity

Private equity firm TA Associates has acquired a minority interest in ASB Holdings, the parent company of Arnhold and S Bleichroeder Advisers, a US mutual fund and investment advisory firm

Stratus Group, a São Paulo-based private partnership that manages venture capital, private equity and mezzanine funds, has appointed Carlos Kokron as a managing director to lead its

The clean energy sector saw another record year for venture capital and private equity investment in 2006, with USD18.1bn invested in companies and projects, a 67 per cent increase from US

CVC Capital Partners has appointed Fred Watt as chief operating officer responsible for the private equity firm’s finance and operations and as a member of CVC’s group management committee

Switzerland-based alternative asset manager Partners Group has opened a representative office in Tokyo to support the group’s activities in Asia.