Western Europe

Romney seeks political capital from time at Bain

The latest Mitt Romney campaign ad makes the first mention of his time at Bain Capital and an incident in 1996 when he dispatched employees to search for the missing daughter of a partner.

Bridgepoint kickstarts €4bn fundraising(3)

The European mid-market firm Bridgepoint is beginning discussions with investors for its fourth fund, targeting a 45 percent increase on its 2005 fund Bridgepoint Europe III.

Walker report vodcast highlights(4)

3i's chief executive Philip Yea, BVCA chairman Wol Kolade, Duke Street Capital's Peter Taylor and others discuss with Sir David Walker the implications of his report on transparency, webcast in partnership with The Daily Telegraph and law firm SJ Berwin.

New Venture Partners opens Silicon Valley office

Lucent Technologies spin-out New Venture Partners will bring its corporate technology spin-out model to Silicon Valley, a move enabled by the addition of former Intel research director David Tennenhouse.

Brooks joins Monument(4)

Pioneer investor relations executive Janet Brooks is leaving ECI after 15 years to join the European operations of US placement firm Monument Group

Hermes Private Equity buys food brands(2)

The UK mid-market firm has acquired the manufacturer of TV celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott's branded food products installing a new management team to grow the business.

Navis closes Asia fund on more than $1bn(4)

Navis Capital Partners, the Asia-focussed buyout firm, has closed a fund more than triple the size of its previous fund, as the continent’s buyout firms prosper.

Brooks returns to LDC(2)

Peter Brooks is set to re-join LDC, the UK bank captive and his third firm in two years. He left Sovereign Capital, where he had been managing partner, in October 2005.

BVCA names communications veteran as chief executive(3)

The search for a new chief executive has ended with the appointment of Simon Walker, a communications specialist and one time secretary to HM The Queen. He is also an adviser to the government on red-tape reduction.

Rene Kern: Countdown to 2008

General Atlantic, the global growth investor, is looking to the emerging BRIC markets and beyond in the 12 months ahead. Rene Kern, a managing director at the firm, spells it out.