- US/Hungary – VCs float LogMeIn at $342m cap
- EUROPE - EVCA placement code highlights need for transparency
- SWEDEN - Bank takes over ex-Nordic Capital owned Plastal units
- GERMANY - Target Partners hires associate
- UK - ICG launches £351m capital raising
- SPAIN - Adara and Neotec back AlienVault
- SWITZERLAND - Wellington Partners and Vinci Capital lead CHF 23m round for Symetis SA
- NETHERLANDS - Holland Venture launches EUR 70m fund
- GERMANY - BPE's Premiumcommunications acquires adm
- FRANCE - Crédit Agricole PE backs EUR 20m Neoen investment
- UK - Chrysalis backs Escape Studios
- NETHERLANDS - 3i and H.I.G provide EUR 17.2m new equity for VNU Media
- UK - AGF et al. invest $4.5m in Vivacta
- GERMANY - CFH invests EUR 2m into Synteks
- SWITZERLAND - Argos Soditic reaps 3.1x on ORS sale
EUROPE - EVCA placement code highlights need for transparency 2 July 2009
In response to the ongoing reverberations relating to the New York kickback scandal the EVCA has published a draft code of conduct for placement agents, which highlights the need for greater transparency within the sector.
SPAIN - Adara and Neotec back AlienVault 2 July 2009
Adara Ventures and Neotec have invested an undisclosed sum into software company AlienVault.
EUROPE - NB Private Equity lists on SFM 30 June 2009
Euronext-listed NB Private Equity Partners (formerly Lehman Brothers Private Equity) has announced the admission of its class A ordinary shares to the Specialist Fund Market (SFM) of the London Stock Exchange, effective this morning.
Editors Letter
A test of nerve
1 June 2009
The usually lively period that preceeds the quiet summer months has been anything but vivacious. Rather, many are looking towards the summer hopeful that the bottom of the market is close and the only way... [more]
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Supporting the structure
The noise of restructuring is finally making itself heard. In Italy, media reports have put some private equity-backed firms in the spotlight as they face distressed debt issues. Yacht-maker Ferretti, formerly backed by Candover and Permira, is the latest example
Italy - catching the cold
For a while Italian private equity seemed to have avoided the worst effects of the market turmoil. However, the slump seen over the winter suggests otherwise
Commission proposals: a "lucky escape"?
After the storm that followed the launch of the EU Commission's proposal for an Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive the full text has finally been released, with one prominent lawyer describing the private equity industry as having had "a lucky escape"
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