UK - Have your say on current market trends 25 June 2009
The unquote" UK Watch Update Q2 2009 is fast approaching and we would like your views on the current trends in the market; to take part click here.

US/Hungary - VCs float LogMeIn at $342m cap - Jul 2, 2009
US/Hungarian remote-services technology business LogMeIn has floated on Nasdaq at a market capitalisation of $342m, generating an exit for backers Prism VentureWorks, Polaris Venture Partners, 3TS Capital Partners, Integral Capital Partners and Intel Capital.

EUROPE - EVCA placement code highlights need for transparency - Jul 2, 2009
In response to the ongoing reverberations relating to the New York kickback scandal the EVCA has published a draft code of conduct for placement agents, which highlights the need for greater transparency within the sector.

SWEDEN - Bank takes over ex-Nordic Capital owned Plastal units - Jul 2, 2009
Swedish bank Handelsbanken, which underwrote Nordic Capital’s EUR 352m buyout of automotive industry player Plastal Holding in 2005, has now taken over the Belgian, Norwegian and Swedish units of the group which went bankrupt in March this year.