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| German SaaS start-up Conceptboard secures funding |
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| CCW Business Solutions to Sponsor British American Business Council's Venture Capital Event |
CCW Business Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of business services to companies expanding globally, today announced that it will sponsor the British American Business Council's Venture Capital event to be held Tuesday 7 February 2012 at the Quadrus |
| 3i India Infra in $61m roads deal |
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| Limited partners seek to divest Indian private equity portfolio |
Amid waning growth sentiment, limited partners (LPs) or investors in private equity (PE) funds are increasingly selling their Indian portfolios as they exit from funds that have not performed in line with expectations. Such secondary deals typically take |
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| ConforMIS raises $89M late-stage financing |
In what it is claiming is one of the largest fundraisings by a private healthcare company in 2011, medical device company ConforMIS Inc. of Burlington has pulled in $89 million in a Series E round of funding, with additional funds beyond the amount |
| Talbots negotiating with potential private equity buyer, Sycamore |
In December the Hingham, Mass.-based retailer rejected bid to acquire all of the retailer’s outstanding shares of common stock for $3.00 per share, calling it “inadequate” and saying that it “substantially undervalues the company.” Talbots came |
| Micro Labs attracts private equity and pharma interest: VCCircle |
Another high value deal in India’s pharmaceutical sector may be in the pipeline, as Bangalore’s Micro Labs attracts the interest of major drug companies Teva and Pfizer, as well as private equity houses, people with knowledge of the matter told |
| 3i Fund to pick up stake in Supreme Infra portfolio |
Agrees to invest Rs 300 cr Mumbai, Jan. 30: 3i India Infrastructure Fund has agreed to invest about $61 million (Rs 300 crore) for a minority stake in a portfolio of road BOT (build, operate and transfer) companies of Supreme Infrastructure India. |
| Nicola Horlick launches private equity business |
LONDON (Reuters) - Nicola Horlick, one of the most high-profile women in Britain's financial industry, is launching a business aimed at making it easier for wealthy individuals to make private equity investments. Rockpool Investments, which Horlick is |
| Icahn Enterprises is Among the Companies in the Auto Parts Equipment Industry With the Highest Revenue Per Employee (IEP, VC, ARGN, MPAA, SPAR) |
(Comtex SmarTrend(R)) Below are the three companies in the Auto Parts Equipment industry with the highest Revenue Per Employee (RPE). Analysts use RPE as a measure to compare the productivity of companies in the same industry.Icahn Enterprises ranks |
| 3i picks minority stake in Supreme Infra's BOT road portfolio |
MUMBAI: City-based Supreme Infrastructure India today said private equity fund 3i India Infrastructure has picked up a minority stake in its BOT road projects' portfolio for $ 61 million (about Rs 310 crore). "We received offers from a number of |
| Venture Capital Investment in Europe Fell 14% in 2011 |
LONDON, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Venture capitalists put euro 4.4 billion into 1,012 deals for European companies in 2011, a 14% decline in investment and 19% decline in deal flow from 2010, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. This |
| SnagFilms Closes New Financing Round |
08:40 AM Eastern Time All Current Investors Participate; New Investors Terry Semel and David Fialkow Added WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SnagFilms announced today that it has closed a new, seven-figure financing round to accelerate the growth the company |
| SnagFilms Closes New Financing Round |
All Current Investors Participate; New Investors Terry Semel and David Fialkow AddedWASHINGTON--(BUS... |
| SnagFilms Closes New Financing Round |
SnagFilms announced today that it has closed a new, seven-figure financing round to accelerate the growth the company achieved in 2011. All current investors participated, including SnagFilms founder and chairman Ted Leonsis, Steve and Jean Case's Case |
| Kremlin private equity fund RDIF nets first investment |
The EBRD and Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) are set to buy a minority stake in MICEX-RTS , Russia’s largest stock exchange, marking the Kremlin sovereign wealth fund’s first investment and reflecting the state’s efforts to transform Moscow |
| News Briefs Thai Government Pension Fund to Up Alternative Investments, SEC to Step Up Scrutiny of Private Equity Firms, Jefferies Close To Clinching Deal To Buy Hoare Govett, British, Swiss Regulators To Move Against UBS In Rogue Trading Scandal, Singap |
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| Venture firm launches Canada-focused cleantech fund |
A venture firm has established a Canadian arm with the aim of setting up a fund focused on investing in early-state cleantech companies. SAIL Venture Partners has established a joint venture with a Canadian subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp and |
| Nicola Horlick launches private equity business |
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Nicola Horlick, one of the most high-profile women in Britain's financial industry, is launching a business aimed at making it easier for wealthy individuals to make private equity investments. Rockpool Investments, which |
| SnagFilms Closes New Financing Round |
SnagFilms announced today that it has closed a new, seven-figure financing round to accelerate the growth the company achieved in 2011. All current investors participated, including SnagFilms founder and chairman Ted Leonsis, Steve and Jean Case’s Case |
| Nicola Horlick launches private equity business |
LONDON (Reuters) - Nicola Horlick, one of the most high-profile women in Britain's financial industry, is launching a business aimed at making it easier for wealthy individuals to make private equity investments. Rockpool Investments, which Horlick is |
| Nicola Horlick launches private equity business |
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Nicola Horlick, one of the most high-profile women in Britain's financial industry, is launching a business aimed at making it easier for wealthy individuals to make private equity investments. Rockpool Investments, which |
| Private equity dealmakers can be nice guys too |
The immediate image that springs to mind when thinking of a private equity dealmaker is one of a hyena or shark, seeking out weaknesses in others as opportunities to feed their own appetite for ever more money. But speak to one of SA's longest serving |
| Nicola Horlick launches private equity business |
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Nicola Horlick, one of the most high-profile women in Britain's financial industry, is launching a business aimed at making it easier for wealthy individuals to make private equity investments. Rockpool Investments, which |
| Bain Raises $600 Million For Its Largest Ever Venture Fund |
Dealbook reports that Bain Capital Ventures has raised $600 million for a new fund. Sources tell Dealbook that the fund, the firm's largest to date, was "significantly oversubscribed, with new investors making up about 15 percent of the fund." |
| EDC-VC Announces New Board Leadership |
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| SnagFilms Closes New Financing Round |
SnagFilms announced today that it has closed a new, seven-figure financing round to accelerate the growth the company achieved in 2011. All current investors participated, including SnagFilms founder and chairman Ted Leonsis, Steve and Jean Case’s Case |
| SnagFilms Closes New Financing Round |
SnagFilms announced today that it has closed a new, seven-figure financing round to accelerate the growth the company achieved in 2011. All current investors participated, including SnagFilms founder and chairman Ted Leonsis, Steve and Jean Case’s Case |
| SnagFilms Closes New Financing Round |
SnagFilms announced today that it has closed a new, seven-figure financing round to accelerate the growth the company achieved in 2011. All current investors participated, including SnagFilms founder and chairman Ted Leonsis, Steve and Jean Case’s Case |
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