The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and The Vietnamese State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a Russian-Vietnamese investment platform. RDIF and SCIC will identify attractive investment projects in bilateral trade, which are in line with Russian-Vietnamese strategic interests. Under the agreement, RDIF and

Amadeus Capital Partners has invested in Inotec AMD, a maker of mobile medical devices designed to heal chronic, hypoxic wounds that afflict millions of sufferers around the world every year.  As more than 90 per cent of wounds suffer from a lack of oxygen, the launch of NATROX addresses this

Denver-based private equity firm Lariat Partners has made a significant investment in Willowood USA, a leading manufacturer of generic crop protection products, to further expand its product portfolio and market expansion. “The strategic investment that Lariat Partners has made in our company will rapidly fuel our growth and presence in

Golden Gate Capital (GGC) has made a substantial minority equity investment in Sard Verbinnen & Co (SVC), a strategic, financial, and crisis communications firm.  The partnership and capital infusion are expected to help accelerate SVC’s growth plans and capitalise on its leading market position. SVC’s 24 partners, led by co-founders

Maranon Capital was Agent for a mezzanine investment to support the acquisition of HALO Branded Solutions (HALO) by Audax Private Equity (Audax) and company management. Maranon was also a co-investor in the equity for the transaction. HALO, headquartered in Sterling, Illinois, is a leading promotional products distributor in the USD20

E8 Storage, an early-stage enterprise storage company based in Israel, today announces a USD12 million Series B financing round led by Accel, with participation from existing investors Magma Venture Partners and Vertex Ventures.  The investment will help the company to launch its next-generation flash storage with a rack-scale architecture for

Technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners has led an investment of USD11 million alongside existing venture capitalist investor Albion Ventures, in Relayware, a software provider that accelerates channel revenues.  The investment will help drive growth in the US, the largest and most mature market for the Software as a Service (SaaS)

Intervale Capital (Intervale), an energy-focused private equity firm, has made a growth equity investment in Dynacorp Energy Services (Dynacorp).   Dynacorp provides innovative sand management solutions, well testing and production processing equipment to operators and service providers in the oil and gas industry. Justin Morin, Dynacorp's co-founder and Chief Executive

The latest New Zealand Private Equity and Venture Capital Monitor highlights an increase of investment in 2015 for both private equity and venture capital markets. Mid-market investment increased to NZD284.1 million from NZD243.5 million in 2014.  The average deal value at NZD16.7 million was greater than the average of NZD12.8

Silicon wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies (1366) has received a USD10 million investment from Korean private equity/venture capital firm Hanwha Investment Corporation.  The funds will be used toward the construction of 1366’s first large-scale commercial factory, scheduled to be online in 2017. “Our Direct Wafer technology represents one of the most