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HarbourVest promotes Flower
HarbourVest Partners has named Tim Flower as managing director in a promotion from his previous position of principal.
PE-backed GTS goes to Deutsche Telekom for €546m
Deutsche Telekom has bought GTS Central Europe, a telecommunications company backed by a consortium of private equity firms including Bessemer Venture Partners and Oak Investment Partners, for €546m.
Zombie funds: Fright of the living dead
Zombie funds
HarbourVest appoints König to London office
HarbourVest Partners has appointed Olav König as EMEA managing director and head of sales and client services.
Private equity’s public impact: Q&A with EVCA chair George Anson
Q&A: George Anson
EVCA appoints first LP as chairman
George Anson, EVCA
VC-backed Photobox acquires StickyGram.com
Photobox Group, a provider of online digital photo services backed by a number of venture capital firms, has acquired Instagram photo-to-magnet online print company StickyGram.com.
Tackling transparency and disclosure through data
While GP monitoring of portfolio companies becomes more sophisticated, LPs are demanding more granular insight into individual fund performance. The increasing demand for performance information begs several important questions: What data is required?...
HarbourVest NAV registers slight drop in July
HarbourVest Global Private Equity has announced an estimated net asset value (NAV) of $935.4m at 31 July 2012.
HarbourVest acquires Conversus Capital’s portfolio
HarbourVest has acquired the investment portfolio of Conversus Capital for $1.4bn.
Braemar Energy Ventures closes third fund at $300m
Braemar Energy Ventures has closed its oversubscribed third fund on $300m.
Listed private equity recovery underway
Listed private equity
Queen abdicates, predicts "new peak" for PE
The departure of 3i CEO Michael Queen is the end of an era, but not the end of the industry.
Market consolidation forcing FOFs to evolve
Funds-of-funds are an endangered species, with many shedding the title. Kimberly Romaine finds that today it’s all about diversification and tailoring your offering to prospective clients.
HarbourVest announces new COO
HarbourVest has appointed Stuart Howard as chief operating officer of European listed products.
LP co-investment: Finding the balance
Over-allocation to any asset class can be risky business, and LP co-investment is no exception. Susannah Birkwood reports
Save the date: unquote” 20th anniversary summit
Invaluable market insight and A-list networking: the unquote” team looks forward to welcoming you at its 20th anniversary summit on September 22.
VC-backed PhotoBox acquires Moonpig for £120m
PhotoBox, which is backed by a consortium of investors that include Highland Capital Partners, Index Ventures and HarbourVest, has acquired online greetings card retailer Moonpig.com for £120m.
AIFMD – Parallel LP funds and the importance of PR
Susannah Birkwood speaks to HarbourVest's Amanda McCrystal and EVCA's new chairman, Karsten Langer, in Barcelona, about the implications of the AIFMD on the private equity industry.
Easter sees double secondaries deals
The Easter weekend has seen major developments in the secondaries market, with both HarbourVest and Eurazeo attempting to expand their presence through acquisitions. John Bakie reports
Special report: unquote” Italia Private Equity Congress 2010
Economic policy, the continued strain of the recession and the importance of localism were issues high on the agenda at the fourth annual unquote” Italia Private Equity Congress.
Fundraising: The importance of the placement agent
In such tough fundraising conditions, the role of the placement agent has become increasingly important. Emanuel Eftimiu talks to HarbourVest’s George Anson and Mounir Guen of MVision about the current fundraising market and what LPs expect in this...
Potential AlpInvest sale gains momentum
The potential sale of ABP- and PGGM-owned AlpInvest Partners, which surfaced earlier this year, is said to be reaching its final stages.