UK / Ireland
UK - LCA invests £300,000 into ResponsiveLoad
Low Carbon Accelerator has invested £300,000 into electrical technology company ResponsiveLoad Ltd, trading as RLtec.
UK - Principle Capital to be liquidated
According to reports, shareholders in Principle Capital Investment Trust (PCIT) have voted to liquidate the listed vehicle and remove founding CEO Brian Myerson, along with directors Alan Clifton, Brian Padgett and James Roe.
EUROPE - 3i Infrastructure stays solid
Following the stark pre-close period statement released by 3i Group plc yesterday the firm's infrastructure arm published a contrastingly bright statement today, revealing steady investment activity and strong performance.
Taking Stock
Market conversations currently indicate that the public markets are the place to go shopping for bargains, but will the discussion turn into deals? Ashley Wassall investigates
Facing the fear
Private Equity Fund Managers in the Recession. By Gawain Hughes , head of investment funds at CMS Cameron McKenna
EUROPE - 3i licking wounds – to aide healing?
3i Group today released its pre-close period trading update, warning the markets of stark writedowns ahead and revealing the scale of its de-leveraging operation.
UK - Rutland relocates
Rutland Parters is to move offices and can be found at a new address from 30 March 2009.
UK - Palamon hires new VP
Mid-market private equity house Palamon Capital Partners has hired Pascal Jean-Noël Noth as vice president in its London office.
UK/FRANCE - Carlyle makes promotions
The Carlyle Group has promoted 24 of its staff worldwide, among them four in London and one in Paris.
UK - Shore Capital hires CEO
Shore Capital Group has hired Alex Abadie as CEO of Shore Capital Ltd, its asset management business.
UK/IRELAND - CSAM appoints UK and Ireland head
Cerdit Suisse Asset management has appointed Colin Taylor as head of its UK and Ireland activities based in London.
UK - Imperial and EF support £330,000 SSA funding
Imperial Innovations and EF Investments, alongside the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), have invested £330,000 into medical devices company Smart Surgical Applicances (SSA).
UK - Kennet supports GoViral
Kennet Partners has supported video advertising company GoViral with a EUR 6.5m investment.
UK - Hermes hires head of European sales
Hermes has appointed Simon Ewan as director and head of European sales.
UK - PIM appoints new CEO
Portfolio management specialist Principal Investment Management has appointed Hugh Titcomb as new CEO.
UK - Albion to move offices
Albion Ventures (formerly Close Ventures) is to move offices at the end of March 2009.
UK/ASIA - SJ Berwin goes East
SJ Berwin has announced plans to open a new office in Hong Kong covering China and East Asia, which will be headed up by new managing partner Daniel Liew.
UK - BLP hires new PE head
International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has hired Raymond McKeeve to head up its private equity practice.
UK/NETHERLANDS - A&M hires nine
Turnaround management specialist Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has hired nine advisers for its European financial institutions advisory services team, eight of which will be based in London and one in Amsterdam.
GLOBAL - Freshfields elects 14 new partners
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has elected 14 new partners, with the appointments taking effect from 1 May 2009.
UK - Zeus-backed XLN makes acquisition
Zeus Private Equity has backed portfolio company XLN Telecom, a telecommunications provider, in its acquisition of sector rival OneBillTelecom.
Uk - Kennet appoints new director
Kennet Partners has hired Hillel Zidel as director.
UK - Alix hires new director
Restructuring firm Alix Partners has hired John Corr as director.
UK - Former 3i exec to launch new venture firm
Former 3i executive Laurence Garrett is reportedly launching a new venture capital firm, Ethean Capital.