The number of companies receiving private equity investment fell by eight per cent in the second quarter of 2009, while the amount invested fell by 16 per cent to EUR3.9bn, according to

The Blackstone Group intends to offer senior notes of Blackstone Holdings Finance, its indirect subsidiary.

Octopus Investments has made the first investment of GBP2m from the GBP30m Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund into KeTech Group, a systems integrator in the transport, defence and indu

Venture capital returns declined 2.9 per cent during the first quarter of 2009, according to the Cambridge Associates US Venture Capital Index, the performance benchmark of the National

Germany1 Acquisition’s shareholders have approved all of the proposals in connection with the acquisition of AEG Power Solutions during its annual general meeting of shareholders.<

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TA Associates, a growth private equity firm, has closed a USD4bn private equity fund, TA XI.

Gilt Groupe has closed a series C round stock financing of USD43m with General Atlantic and Matrix Partners.