Around 25 per cent of Quester VCT4, the penultimate venture capital trust launched by technology venture capitalist Quester, has been invested to date.
Aberdeen Murray Johnstone Private Equity has added to its New Investment Team to compete in UK midmarket deals.
The US buyout firm has agreed to buy the European distribution operation of the French telecommunications giant Alcatel.
The Internet incubator has exited from its investment in Deutsche Börse, the German stock exchange.
3i takes stake in Aventis spin off; Lloyds TSB Capital buys into Caspian Publishing.
HSBC Private Equity has held a first closing on £490m for its second European buyout fund, putting it within reach of its £600m target.
The private equity firm is seeking investors for a second fund aimed at the global energy market.
The Dutch private equity firm is backing Werner Klatten’s purchase of a 25 per cent stake in EM.TV, the struggling German television production company.
The private equity firm has taken control of the German and Slovakian operations in what is the conclusion of a deal that began last July.
The buyout firm has enabled the IMO Car Wash Group to buy back its former sister company to expand further its European reach and ready the group for an IPO.