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Index et al give AlertMe £15m cash boost
Index Ventures has led a £15m round of funding for online energy management specialist AlertMe.
August Equity sells Imagine Publishing
August Equity has exited its investment in specialist consumer magazine publisher Imagine Publishing.
DFJ Esprit and DN Capital exit Lagan Technologies
Venture capital firms DFJ Esprit and DN Capital have agreed to sell Lagan Technologies to KANA Software.
LDC sells Omega Red to South Staffordshire
Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC) has sold its shareholding in lightning protection and electrical earthing company Omega Red to South Staffordshire Plc.
Abingworth invests £3.6m in IS Pharma
Abingworth LLP has invested £3.6m in pharmaceutical company IS Pharma through the issue of new ordinary shares at 77 pence each.
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Private equity group Terra Firma and international financial conglomerate Citigroup are set to fight a legal battle over Electric & Musical Industries (EMI) in a US courtroom this month.
RWE Innogy launches venture capital fund
In an attempt to strengthen its venture capital activities, RWE Innogy has established Innogy Venture Capital GmbH.
Catapult and Mercia inject £1.1m into nanoTherics
Catapult Venture Partners and Mercia Technology Seed Fund have led a £1.1m funding round for gene replacement therapy firm nanoTherics.
Foresight launches £40m fund
Alternative asset manager Foresight Group has launched a £40m fund, listed on the London Stock Exchange as Foresight Solar VCT.
SVG Capital adds to board
Caroline Goodall has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of SVG Capital’s board.
Darwin Private Equity acquires Fenn Wright Manson
Darwin Private Equity has acquired UK clothing brand Fenn Wright Manson for an undisclosed amount.
Octopus invests £275,000 in TouchType
Octopus Ventures has provided UK software company TouchType with £275,000 of seed funding.
LDC sells Cable Management Group to Thomas & Betts Corporation
LDC has sold its majority stake in UK-based Cable Management Group (CMG) to US firm Thomas & Betts Corporation for approximately $110m.
Amadeus & Angels Seed Fund appoints new partner
Amadeus Capital Partners has appointed Alex van Someren as a partner in the Amadeus & Angels Seed Fund. In his new position, he will invest in and support early-stage technology companies in the UK.
Funds-of-funds: A bifurcating market
While the 2005-2008 private equity boom is most commonly associated with the surging activity in Europe’s buyout markets, other areas, including the fund-of-funds segment, witnessed the same unsustainable growth and have felt the same shuddering crash....
Notion Capital invests £2m in eSellerPro
Notion Capital has provided UK e-commerce company eSellerPro with £2m of funding.
BPE sells FirstAssist Services for £12.5m
Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has sold business services provider FirstAssist Services to outsourcing company Capita plc for £12.5m.
Platina and ETF back TAG Energy Solutions MBO
Platina and Environmental Technologies Fund have backed the management buyout of renewable energy equipment company TAG Energy Solutions with a £20m investment.
Inflexion closes £375m buyout fund
Inflexion Private Equity has held a first and final close of its 2010 Buyout Fund, having raised £375m.
LMS Capital appoints Mark Sebba
The board of LMS Capital has appointed Mark Sebba as non-executive director.
Chinese private equity on the rise
The latest market data points to China’s inexorable rise to become the leading private equity market in Asia Pacific. In the latest of our regular features on Asian private equity, we look at the growing importance of China’s private equity market.
m8 Capital injects $2m into Masabi
Venture capital firm m8 Capital has given mobile ticketing technology provider Masabi a $2m cash injection.
DFJ Esprit leads £6.25m investment in Horizon Discovery
DFJ Esprit, Roche Venture Fund and private investors have provided UK biotechnology company Horizon Discovery with a £6.25m series-C round of funding.
Sovereign-backed City & County acquires Guardian Homecare
Sovereign Capital-baked UK domiciliary healthcare provider City & County has acquired Guardian Homecare Ltd.