London and Cambridge-based technology VC Amadeus Capital Partners has received £6.5m of capital from the UK government to support a new £20m enterprise capital fund.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The London-based investor, founded by former 3i executives, has made its fourth investment from its vintage 2004 £400m debut fund.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Mark Richards, an 18-year veteran of Barclays, is the second hire in recent months for Actis following the appointment of former Microsoft India MD Rajiv Kaul.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
London-listed private equity firm 3i has generated a 5x money multiple on its £182.5m sale of voice and data services business Azzurri Communications.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Global private equity firm 3i has followed its recent investment in builders’ merchant MKM Building Supplies with the disposal of a 49.9% holding in Belfast-based JP Corry Group.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Trish Geery, formerly managing director and head of global real estate for the Dubai Investment Group, has joined Marc Mogull’s recently launched private equity real estate business.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
New Venture Partners, established through secondaries specialist Coller Capital’s MBO of Lucent’s New Ventures Group in 2001, has closed its fourth fund.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The French secondary placement agent has opted to pursue a flotation on France’s Alternext in order to fund geographical and technical expansion.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Richard Nairn, formerly a manager at corporate advisory business Intelli Corporate Finance, has joined F&C Asset Management’s Edinburgh-based private equity team.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
The former managing director of London-based mid-market investor Sovereign Capital, Peter Brooks, is to join investment network Pi Capital next month.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
