ABN AMRO Capital has spun out its life sciences venture arm, which operates a €200m life sciences fund, focused on the US and Europe.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Alchemy Partners has made a return of 3.6 times its original investment in Footman James, a classic car insurer, which has just provided cover for Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Advent Venture Partners has raised almost $10.3m in a first-round fundraising of a technology business to support the company’s development in Europe, the US and Asia.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
French private equity firm Activa Capital has added two partners to its business, as it looks to raise its latest €250m fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
UK sugar group Tate & Lyle’s corporate venture fund has made its first investment since its 2006 launch with a £2 million stake in a food safety company.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Private equity firm ECI Partners has bought a wireless network company and installed telecoms veteran Ian Brown as chief executive.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Carlyle Group has promoted eight professionals to managing director in its US offices in a bout of global appointments.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Veronis Suhler Stevenson has bought Cambium Learning, an education company, for about $300m (€230m).
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Ferranti Capital, a Chinese private equity firm, has made its first investment outside China of £5.75m and is raising a fund to be listed on AIM later this year.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Weinberg Capital Partners and Patrice Jacquelin are buying a baking equipment manufacturer with an enterprise value of €80.7m, bringing Weinberg’s total investments to four.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
