Jo Nash

Greenpark strengthens team as it starts spending fund(2)

A month after closing a €730 million fund, European secondaries specialist Greenpark Capital has bolstered its team with the appointment of two new investment directors and two internal promotions.

Private equity still attractive to FTSE CEOs(3)

Many FTSE 100 chief executives are considering a move into private equity, either as operating partners, advisers or individual investors, despite misgivings about the industry’s short-termism and excessive leverage.

Carlyle plots $22bn Virgin Media bid(2)

The Carlyle Group is preparing a $22 billion takeover bid for UK cable TV and mobile phone business Virgin Media, as it looks to replicate the success of its previous European investments in the sector.

Littlejohn Intertape bid snubbed

US mid-market firm Littlejohn & Co has reportedly had a $500 million takeover bid rejected for Canadian industrial packaging business Intertape Polymer Group.

BVCA and TUC host roundtable talks(2)

The two trade bodies hosted the first of two planned roundtables this morning as the private equity industry seeks to appease its fiercest critic.

Linklaters poaches Freshfields partner(3)

Leading law firm Linklaters has hired Brian Gray from rival law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, as it looks to strengthen its offering to private equity clients.

BVCA and TUC host roundtable talks

The two trade bodies hosted the first of two planned roundtables this morning as the private equity industry seeks to appease its fiercest critic.

Innogest raises biggest ever Italy-focused seed fund(3)

Italian venture capital firm Innogest has overcome investor scepticism to close the biggest Italy-focused seed and early stage fund to date.

Greenpark strengthens team as it starts spending fund

A month after closing a €730 million fund, European secondaries specialist Greenpark Capital has bolstered its team with the appointment of two new investment directors and two internal promotions.

London VCs invest $8m in Daylife(3)

New York-based news aggregation site Daylife has raised $8 million from two UK venture capital firms, in the latest example of US start-ups taking funding from VCs based in London rather than Silicon Valley.