Private Equity

Commentary

Industrial Origami Raising Series B

1 min read · 11 December 2006

Betfair’s VC team

Betfair, the UK-based online betting exchange, has launched an on-balance sheet venture capital company to help develop new products, distribution channels and services. This new VC team will also dabble in buyouts as it searches for external investments in complementary technologies and businesses.

3 min read · 11 December 2006

3i sets up quoted companies team

Venture and buyouts specialist 3i has created a new team focused on listed Europe companies that may not be suited to a take private transaction. Initially focussing on the industrial and consumer sectors, it will aim to generate private equity style returns from investments in small and mid-cap listed businesses.

1 min read · 11 December 2006

Palamon move for Mytnik

Mid-market firm Palamon Capital Partners has added Daniel Mytnik of Altium to its investment team as a principal. He will focus on the Nordic region while also participating in the firm’s investment programme across other countries in Western Europe.

1 min read · 11 December 2006

Fidelity strengthens investment team

Late stage US venture firm Fidelity Ventures has made a double appointment in the shape of Shyam Kamadolli and Joshua Maxey as associates. Both will work with Fidelity Ventures’ partners in the US and London to identify new investment opportunities in technology.

1 min read · 11 December 2006