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FRANCE - I-Source exits Advestigo

I-Source has sold copyright protection company Advestigo to Hologram industries, a global producer and distributor of high security optical solutions, for an undisclosed sum.

Beauty or the beast?

Private equity's bad rap has spread from trade unions to vendors to Brussels. The industry will overcome this for myriad reasons: its attempts to stave off negativity; its ability to efficiently execute deals and, most of all, the fact that sellers may...

UK - New group Rockley launches EUR 100m fund

Rockley Group, a new technology-focused investor founded by two established business angels, has launched its inaugural third party fund, Rockley Follow-On Fund, which will have a target of EUR 100m.

Statistical slide

With both final quarter and year end statistics being published in the last month the full extent of the downturn in 2008 is revealed, but there are some rays of sunshine amidst the gloom. Ashley Wassall reports.

Time to reset the bar

Norwegian LP Argentum recently received a government rescue package of NOK 2bn in response to a dearth of capital in the PE industry. Rikke Lilla Eckhoff investigates how funds will fare in this new environment

FRANCE - Siparex backs Greenwich OBO

Siparex has supported an owner-buyout of management consulting partnership Greenwich Consulting, taking a 17% stake in the company. The business will be renamed TwentyOne.

Shaken and stirred

The overcommitment policy LPs adopted in the past is gone for good. The industry is waving good-bye to the convenient means of funding future capital calls with future fund distributions

Allocation concerns dominant among LPs

A new report shows that the declining value of liquid assets and continuing dearth of divestment opportunities is resulting in increasing liquidity worries amongst limited partners. By Ashley Wassall

NORWAY - Investinor hires ten

Investinor, the Norwegian government-backed venture fund established in the autumn of 2008, has now completed the formation of its investment team with ten new hires.

Some sunny day...

Following a near barren second half of 2008, which saw an almost complete drying up of debt financing amidst a collapse in the global banking sector, buyout houses will now be looking optimistically to the year ahead. However, it may be some time before...