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European buyout boom continues in Q1(2)In the first three months of 2007, European private equity activity topped €50 billion for the second successive quarter, according to a new report, with the mid-market performing particularly well.
- European buyout boom continues in Q1
In the first three months of 2007, European private equity activity topped €50 billion for the second successive quarter, according to a new report, with the mid-market performing particularly well.
- Clustering on the Riviera
Despite being launched over 30 years ago, Sophia Antipolis in France doesn’t yet have the high profile of other clusters like Silicon Valley in the US and Cambridge in the UK - but that doesn’t mean it deserves to be written off. By Robert Venes.
- KBC and SR One lead €40m Ablynx financing
KBC Private Equity, a Belgian private equity firm, has made its second investment in a Belgian biotechnology firm this week by leading a €40m Series financing for Ablynx, which develops protein products for serious diseases including Alzheimer’s.
- 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.
- Schmitt steps up at Sofinnova
Following its successful recent fundraising, Paris-based venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners has promoted IT investment expert Jean Schmitt to managing partner.
- European associations release guidelines
The AFIC, EVCA and BVCA have issued jointly developed valuation guidelines for the private equity industry, with ‘fair value’ as the central principle.
- Banexi Ventures races to €130m final close
In a further sign of restored investor confidence in the European venture market, Banexi Ventures Partners has closed its fourth, heavily oversubscribed early stage vehicle.
- Index races to €300m final close
Index Ventures is the latest European VC investor to raise a new vehicle, closing its fourth fund on €300m.