Venture
As difficult economic conditions hit financial and corporate investors alike, some large corporates may be tempted to neglect their venture arms. But this could prove disastrous for investee...
Europe may gradually and finally be shedding its image as the ugly duckling of alternative assets investment opportunities. Kimberly Romaine reports from Budapest.
Susannah Birkwood reports direct from the 25-year anniversary conference held by ASCRI, the Spanish private equity association.
This year’s £365m total fell short of some estimates for VCT fundraising activity. However the sum hides some very positive developments for the industry: namely a relaxation of investment...
FCPI and FIP retail vehicles have been a major source of funding for innovative French SMEs in recent years. But according to a study carried out by French trade body AFIC, these funds...
At the very peak of the economic boom in 2007 the German venture market looked set to take off and regain much of the ground it had lost following the dotcom crash, with large sums of...
Social networking has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent years and the sector’s biggest player, Facebook, is this week set to announce it has 500 million users. However, there remain doubts...
Venture capital was, like other forms of investment, hit hard by the recession, with both volume and value falling during 2009. John Bakie speaks to Intel Capital’s president, Arvind...
While buyout markets in the rest of Europe are only showing modest signs of stirring, activity levels in Europe’s most northerly region are picking up nicely, indicating that the two...
US car giant General Motors has become the latest corporate to enter the venture fray, recently announcing it had established a $100m fund to invest in early-stage companies. Like traditional...
The recent flurry of biotechs seeking to raise capital on the public markets could prove mistimed as question marks are raised over investor appetite. François Rowell investigates.
Bart Diels, partner at Belgian investor Gimv, speaks to Francinia Protti-Alvarez about how the venture market in the Benelux region has adapted to the changing economic climate.
Francois Rowell speaks to Mounir Guen, CEO of placement agent MVision, about the fundraising climate in 2010.
While the newly-launched Northzone fund is in many ways a rare success for European venture fundraising in the current market, its modest target reflects the continuing difficulties in...
A lack of LP appetite has left a void at the later-stage end of the European venture market. Could secondaries players hold the key, asks Emanuel Eftimiu
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