Private equity firms invested about USD888m across 44 deals during the quarter ended June 2009, according to a study by Venture Intelligence.

Alternative assets managed on behalf of pension funds by the world’s largest investment managers diminished by around one per cent to USD817bn in 2008, according to research produced by

The Isle of Man is the number one country for companies looking to register on Aim outside of the UK, currently with 67 Isle of Man company registrations, according to a report from Hem

International law firm Mayer Brown has been appointed by UK private equity firm Pamplona Capital Management as it seeks to buy almost one-third of Lloyd’s of London insurer Chaucer Hold

CM Equity Partners, a private equity firm holding approximately 30 per cent of ICF International’s outstanding common stock, has distributed 1.5 million shares of ICF stock.

Venture-backed company exit activity showed mild improvement in the second quarter of 2009 but still fell far short of historical norms, according to a report by Thomson Reuters and the

Despite the upturn in the financial markets over the last quarter, the first half of 2009 was a weak half-year for mergers and acquisitions across the board, according to mergermarket.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors has closed its fifth energy private equity fund with total commitments of USD820m.