Jo Nash

UK Chancellor reassures private equity(3)

Alistair Darling, the new UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, has indicated that he will not make immediate changes to private equity’s current tax regime.

Emerald backs Spanish solar business(2)

Zurich-based Emerald Technology Ventures has invested $7 million in cleantech start-up MWOE Solar.

UK Chancellor reassures private equity(2)

Alistair Darling, the new UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, has indicated that he will not make immediate changes to private equity’s current tax regime.

Southeast Asia seduces LPs(3)

LPs intend to allocate more capital to emerging markets private equity funds – with southeast Asia a particularly popular investment destination.

Exponent and Barclays eye Trinity Mirror(2)

UK newspaper company Trinity Mirror has reportedly entered exclusive negotiations for the sale of its Midlands titles to Exponent Private Equity and Barclays Private Equity.

Minority shareholders biggest litigation threat(3)

Almost half of all private equity firms in a new survey expect litigation to increase in the next two years. But the major threat is unlikely to come from regulators, as most firms seem to think.

UK Chancellor reassures private equity

Alistair Darling, the new UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, has indicated that he will not make immediate changes to private equity’s current tax regime.

Buyout firms circle Land Rover and Jaguar(3)

Several private equity firms, including Cerberus Capital Management, Ripplewood Holdings and One Equity Partners, are reportedly looking at bids for car-maker Ford Motor Company’s two luxury UK marques, Land Rover and Jaguar.

Close Ventures invests in software start-up(2)

VCT manager Close Ventures has invested £1.5 million in UK software company Process Systems Enterprise.

Emerald backs Spanish solar business

Zurich-based Emerald Technology Ventures has invested $7 million in cleantech start-up MWOE Solar.