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Stellar return offers succour to European ventureDFJ Esprit has allayed fears that a subdued exit environment will make it hard for European venture capital firms to monetise their investments, sealing a 15x return following the sale of Zeus Technology.
- SEP agrees $1bn venture exit
British venture capital firm Scottish Equity Partners will sell BioVex, a company developing cancer treatments, to US trade buyer Amgen.
- SEP, Energy Ventures and Shoaibi back well and pipeline monitoring system
Scottish Energy Partners has co-invested in one of the largest start-up financings this year in the UK. It is the firm's 25th investment in the oil and gas sector, private equity's number one hot spot.
- Amadeus phones home(2)
Internet protocol takes centre stage in Amadeus follow on funding of ip.access, which provides a seamless transition between mobile and home broadband for mobile phone users.
- Amadeus phones home
Internet protocol takes centre stage in Amadeus follow on funding of ip.access, which provides a seamless transition between mobile and home broadband for mobile phone users.
- SEP raises $300m venture fund
The UK venture firm has closed the largest venture fund raised in Europe for the last twelve months, breaking the £100m for the second time in five years.
- Partners and Access back IDG Ventures Europe spin-out
The European venture arm of IT media group IDG has become independent of its parent with backing from Partners Group and Access Capital Partners. The firm has been renamed Acacia Capital Partners.
- Report: PE-backed IPOs underperform market
The majority of private equity-backed flotations in Europe have underperformed other IPOs in recent years, according to new research.
- Selectively confident
A new report from Ernst & Young suggests that confidence is slowly, but surely, returning to the European venture capital scene. Robert Venes reports.
- SEP launches Fund III with £120m
The Scottish investor has raised £120m for its third venture capital fund, although no final target size has yet been decided.