Venture capital investment in US companies slipped 7 per cent in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the same period last year to USD6.84bn, according to the Quarterly Venture Capital

Global buyout firm Advent International has announced the closing of ACEE IV, its fourth fund for investment across Central and Eastern Europe, with EUR1bn in capital commitments.

Heightened vigilance of hedge funds is now essential to ensure the stability of the financial system and managers need to step up their self-monitoring efforts, according to a guide to bes

Partners Group, the Swiss-based alternative asset manager, has broadened its global footprint with the opening of an office in Luxembourg to support its client relationship activities in t

CVC Capital Partners has raised USD 4.1bn from international institutional investors and high net worth individuals for CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific III, which aims to invest in estab

Morgan Stanley has expanded its business advising sovereign wealth funds and private equity firms in the Middle East and North Africa with the appointment of three bankers to be based in t

Alternative fund of funds manager HarbourVest Partners has announced the appointment of Randy Parker as a principal who will focus on investments in real estate private equity funds and re

Atlantic-Pacific Capital, an independent placement agent for alternative investment funds and direct private placements, has announced the final closing of Clearview Capital Fund II last m

Alternative fund of funds manager HRJ Capital has announced the final closing of HRJ Special Opportunities Fund I, a fund of private equity funds, with USD195m of commitments from a divers