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VCs keep finger on the pulse of healthcare tech
Healthcare tech
Adveq secondaries fund hits $175m hard-cap
Adveq has closed its Secondaries II fund on its hard-cap of $175m, above its $150m target.
Palamon reaches €210m close
After nearly two years on the road, Palamon Capital Partners has closed its latest fund on €210m, a significantly smaller amount than its €670m predecessor. The reduced fund size highlights continued difficulties in the fundraising market and GPs' willingness...
Electra hires new investment director
Electra Partners has appointed Owen Wilson, formerly of Palamon Capital Partners and Candover, as investment director.
Doughty sells part of HellermannTyton stake
Doughty Hanson has sold a 20.9% stake in listed cable management products manufacturer HellermannTyton for ТЃ119m.
VC-focused law firm Jag Shaw Baker launches
James Shaw & Tina Baker, Jag Shaw Baker
UBS hires new PE admin director
Mike Dickey, UBS
Trophy investments: Fashion and gadgets
Trophy investments
Dennison leaves Providence for Park Square Capital
Credit investor Park Square Capital has hired Piers Dennison, formerly managing director at Providence Equity Partners, as head of investor relations.
LPs demand Asian presence for portfolio growth
Eastern promises
Silverfleet's Aesica receives £30m for site expansion
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Aesica, backed by Silverfleet Capital, is expanding its manufacturing facility in Kent following a ТЃ30m investment.
VCs hope to take away strong returns from food delivery services
With a number of online food delivery platforms now available to the public, venture backers must ensure too many cooks do not spoil the broth. Amy King reports
Aztec Group appoints new COO
John Gavey, Aztec Group
AlpInvest's Royce leaves after six years
AlpInvest Partners’ fund investment co-head, Elliot Royce, has resigned from the firm to focus on working with potential new entrants to the US market.
Q&A with Lars Hinrichs, founder of HackFwd
Following Lars Hinrichs’ shock announcement last week that HackFwd will no longer take on any new investments, Karin Wasteson catches up with the serial entrepreneur to discuss the start-up accelerator and his newest later-stage fund Cinco Capital.
Axa-backed Novacap acquires Yangzi
Axa Private Equity-backed Novacap has purchased a majority stake in chemical company Taixing Yangzi Pharm Chemical.
Private equity vies for Mergermarket
HgCapital, Exponent and Advent International have all been linked to the sale of Mergermarket by parent group Pearson.
BVCA halves senior council
The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has seen eight of its senior council members step down following an internal review into governance.
Video: Vision's Mash discusses impact of increased holding periods
Video: Julian Mash
Private equity still greedy for restaurants & bars sector
The buyout of Côte Restaurant by CBPE adds to an already busy year for investments in the eating and drinking sector, with activity recorded so far in 2013 already exceeding that of the whole of last year.
3i closes €310m CLO
3i Debt Management has closed its first European collateralised loan obligation (CLO) vehicle, Harvest VII, on €310m.
Sector focus: An outbreak of biotech IPOs
Biotech IPOs
HarbourVest appoints König to London office
HarbourVest Partners has appointed Olav König as EMEA managing director and head of sales and client services.
Equistone buys Whitworths in tertiary deal
Equistone Partners Europe has bought a majority stake in Whitworths, a UK supplier of dried fruit, nut and seed products, becoming the firmтs third private equity owner.