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News: Funds 2002-03-01 Staff Writer <b>Danske FoF has first close at €349m</b><br />Danske Private Equity Partners has held a first closing at €349m for its Danske PEP II fund of funds as it aims to raise €600m for US and European investments.<br /><br />The fund of funds, which
Wave of innovation 2002-03-01 Staff Writer Times are tough for private equity. But despite the harsh conditions, most practitioners seem in a relatively good mood. Dealflow may be slow, but transactions do get done. Fundraising is not the no-brainer it used to be, but funds still close. There is pain in port
The Royal Bank of Scotland has hired two new directors to establish a leveraged finance operation in Spain.
The UK private equity firm, formerly known as Foreign & Colonial Ventures, has backed the MBO of Applied Energy Products, maker of heating and ventilation products.
A number of private equity firms are today beginning negotiations with the Czech Government over the sale of Cesky Telecom.
The UK’s longest-established buyout operator is looking to raise E3bn for its seventh LBO fund to invest in Western Europe.
Swedish trade buyer Cardo has bought the Yorkshire-based manufacturing business for £15m.
When it comes to methods for valuing early stage companies, one important piece of the equation is routinely left out of conventional valuation discussions.
The asset management firm looks set to reach the E300m target it set for its first fund of funds by the end of the second quarter 2002.