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Asia

<p> Asia 2003-10-01 Staff Writer &lt;strong&gt;Asia&lt;br&gt; &lt;bold&gt;Monitor&lt;/bold&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;sec level="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Viable business&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;quotation&gt;&lt;bold&gt;Ripplewood's $2.3bn buyout of Japan Telecom was the largest of a number of recently a</p>

Asia

Over there and over here

Phoenix Equity Partners is in the unusual position of being a UK-focused mid-market private equity business that invests most of its capital on behalf of US investors. David Gregson and Hugh Lenon, who have worked together since 1985, talk to Andy Thomson about the firm's complex past and contemplate what the future holds for the business.

Europe

<p> Europe 2003-10-01 Staff Writer &lt;strong&gt;Europe&lt;br&gt; &lt;bold&gt;Monitor&lt;/bold&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;sec level="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Knowledge upgrade&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;quotation&gt;&lt;bold&gt;Do pension fund trustees and investment consultants know enough about private e</p>

Americas

Europe

Europe

De Rosiére joins Acanthus

European placement agent Acanthus Advisers has hired former RVC Europe director Laurent de Rosière to join its fundraising team.

JVP hires two venture partners

The Israeli venture capital firm has hired two venture partners to work on transactions in the US, UK and Israel.

3i exits HPI with Phoenix secondary

3i has sold its stake in the vehicle checking service provider for £70m in a secondary sale to Phoenix Equity Partners and which sees 3i achieve a 1.8 times return on capital.