Simon Levene, a managing director, at Yahoo! has joined the London office of Accel Partners underlining its commitment to Web 2.0 investing.
Europe’s largest quoted private equity group is set to make a return of about 150 percent on the sale of its majority stake in the shipbuilding supplier.
Evolvence Capital has committed to six funds in the first tranche of investments for its alternative assets, regional fund of funds.
The chip maker’s venture capital team is looking to open up a new market segment with its investment in BrainLAB, a German medical imaging company.
Ethos Private Equity, a South African buyout manager, has closed the largest dedicated fund for the region, building on its reputation as a specialist for Black Economic Empowerment transactions.
UK’s first venture capital fund dedicated to women-focussed businesses is due to close ahead of its sponsor Bank of Scotland’s Global Banking Alliance for Women Annual Summit in Glasgow.
GBS Finanzas, a Madrid-based investment bank that has sourced a number of deals for Spanish private equity firms, is planning a fund of its own.
The India-focused private equity real estate fund has completed three projects in the last month, raising their total investment in property on the subcontinent to $1 billion. By Aaron Lovell.
The Australian banking group has signalled an €1.1bn unsolicited offer for Techem, a German utility data services provider, whose board has said it will wait to examine the proposal before judging it hostile
Argan Capital is the new name for BA Capital Partners Europe and it has a fresh chest of capital to deploy across the continent in mid-market deals.
Rabobank backs its Benelux buyout team, , which has raised third-party cash for the first time, with a cornerstone investment.
The Hicks Muse spin-out is set to double its firepower compared to its debut fund, which is almost fully committed just 16 months after closing.
France’s state-owned finance institution and one of the country’s largest investors in private equity is in negotiations to free its venture capital subsidiary from the yoke of public ownership.
The Australian bank has come from behind to win the auction for Thames Water, a UK utility.
UK turnaround specialist Kelso Place has raised its third fund from just four investors closing on £100 million.