- 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.
NETHERLANDS - Holland Venture launches EUR 70m fund 2 July 2009
Holland Venture Partners has set up NPE Holland Venture Partners Fund I, a EUR 70m fund sponsored by Natixis Private Equity.
NETHERLANDS - 3i and H.I.G provide EUR 17.2m new equity for VNU Media 2 July 2009
3i-backed VNU Media has finally reached an agreement with its lender over its EUR 100m debt. The firm has been in talks with banks since January this year.
Editors Letter
Unchartered waters
1 June 2009
If one thing is certain about the current market, it is uncertainty. In the best-case scenarios, investors are successfully pre-empting problems and keeping their investment alive to fight another day. On the other hand, measures... [more]
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