Private Equity
The UK firm is putting a team in place in Asia with the primary aim of helping its existing portfolio access Asian markets.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The European IT-focused venture capital firm has grown its team as it looks to deploy Fund III.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Geneva-based hedge fund and private equity fund manager hopes to take advantage of bargains in the secondary and sustainable energy spheres with two new vehicles.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The first such fund raised by the Swiss alternative fund manager was targeting a $400m final close.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
CVC has missed the €12.1bn target for its fifth European buyout fund in a tough environment that has seen several firms slash targets on new and existing funds. The UK-headquartered firm is also reported to be among private equity firms looking to part-privatise UK Royal Mail.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The $10m funding round will be used to augment Viva’s team, improve its mobile media platform and develop new products.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Electra Investment spin-out is feeling the effects of the credit crunch as it talks with banks about restructuring two of its European portfolio companies.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
For its second funding round, the Israel- and China-focused private equity firm invested $13m alongside other investors in Chiral Quest Corporation.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Private equity is still trying to justify its self-regulated existence, writes Toby Mitchenall
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The private equity branch of French bank Crédit Agricole has bolstered its special situations and venture capital groups, with an eye toward Germany and northern Europe.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
