- CEE - Horizon and IFC invest USD 15m into Evrotek
- UK - Capital Fund leads £240,000 Essential Escapes investment
- FRANCE - CAPE invests in Melkonian
- CEE – Linklaters becomes Kinstellar
- FRANCE - Alven Capital strengthen team
- FRANCE - AXA PE and CDC in partial exit of Saur
- CEE - DLA Piper opens in Bucharest
- UK - NVM invests £7m to back buy-and-build of CloserStill
- UK - Matrix backs buyout of Metropress
- NORWAY - Tandberg ends discussions with private equity firm
- FRANCE - Atlas and OTC make EUR 10m Inspirational investment
- FRANCE - Argos acquires LEXSI
- UK - Inflexion appoints investment director
- UK - Sovereign hires assistant director
- CEE – Mid Europa increases its stake in Falcon Group
UK - Capital Fund leads £240,000 Essential Escapes investment 6 October 2008
The Capital Fund has invested £200,000 as part of a £240,000 funding round for spa tour operator Essential Escapes, with existing shareholders providing the balance.
UK - NVM invests £7m to back buy-and-build of CloserStill 6 October 2008
NVM Private Equity has invested £7m into CloserStill Holdings Ltd, a newly created platform company in the events and exhibitions industry.
UK - Matrix backs buyout of Metropress 6 October 2008
Matrix Private Equity has backed the buyout of newspaper publisher Metropress Ltd.
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Survival of the fittest
1 October 2008
From the rescue of HBOS by Lloyds TSB to the nationalisation of another British bank, not a week seems to pass without more evidence that the structure upon which the last decade of prosperity was... [more]
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Fund administration providers offer a compelling service but their low penetration of the market suggests they still have much work to do to convince private equity firms of their benefits. By Nathan Williams
Valuation interpretations
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