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On the rocks
All the chit-chat nowadays is about how no-one will close a deal before Christmas and that vendors want silly sums for their businesses. The deal-doing world is largely on hold, and with it, the community that advises them for handsome fees. Furthermore,...
Slow Start
Nothing much has been heard of the LSE's Specialist Fund Market since its launch a year ago. Now it looks like the market might get out of first gear
Follow the leader - again
Permira is letting its investors scale back. The move is wise, as it benefits many, and is first to market
Welcome to the jungle
As the year ends, we can definitely say 2008 was an annus horribilis. The stormy skies observed from afar in the summer of 2007 did little to prepare us for the vicissitudes of the market. It feels like hurricane season in the Caribbean: you are barely...
ITALY - Aksìa acquires a 55% stake in Plastiape
Private equity firm Aksìa has acquired a 55% stake in packaging manufacturer Plastiape from the Magni, Citterio and Colombo families, in a deal valued at EUR 20m.
UK - Unquote" congratulates the winners of the British Private Equity Awards
Unquote" hosted the fourth annual British Private Equity Awards in London last night.
SWEDEN - STING Capital exits HULU
The Swedish venture firm, linked to Stockholm Innovation & Growth, has sold HULU Sweden, a developer of wireless technology, to the Norwegian telecommunication business Gipz AS.
UK - Catapult backs £1.8m Key investment
Catapult Venture Managers has made a ТЃ850,000 investment into engineering firm Kay Technologies as part of a ТЃ1.8m funding round.
FRANCE - Orkos and Alven inject EUR 3m into Liligo
Orkos Capital has led a EUR 3m investment into Findworks Technology which operates the search engine Liligo, in a second round of financing, alongside return investor Alven Capital.
UK - Braveheart opens London office
Technology commercialisation and investment management company Braveheart has opened a new office in London in an effort to strengthen its UK presence.
UK – HgCapital bolsters renewables team
HgCapital has appointed Luigi Pettinicchio and Luis Quiroga to its Renewables team, bringing the total number of energy infrastructure specialists to seven.