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Eye of the storm

unquote" figures from the first quarter of this year show a seemingly hibernating industry, with deal activity in Europe at its lowest since Q3 1996. A lack of financing explains the dearth of deals to a certain degree, but equally important is the uncertainty...

Green machine

Rikke Lilla Eckhoff examines the cleantech sector and discovers that green investing is as much about profits as it is about the planet

Point of no return

What determines the future of a portfolio company? GPs with spotless track records are falling into trouble, and the operational expertise and hands-on approach once heralded and admired are no longer sufficient. It seems the industry, as everyone else,...

The end of capital-intensive start-ups?

Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals represent the largest sectors for growth and venture investments in Denmark. But as funds become scarce, can these capital-intensive industries survive the downturn? Rikke Lilla Eckhoff takes a closer look at the statistics