- 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.
FRANCE - Crédit Agricole PE backs EUR 20m Neoen investment 2 July 2009
Crédit Agricole Private Equity and energy investment company Louis Dreyfus have invested EUR 20m into renewable energy producer Neoen.
FRANCE - Initiatives & Finances acquires SLAT MBO 1 July 2009
Initiatives & Finances has signed an agreement to purchase SLAT, a power supplies company, from 3M in an MBO deal.
Editors Letter
There may be trouble ahead ..
1 July 2009
Following Permira and Candover's equity wipe-out with Italian yacht maker Ferretti, it is PAI's turn to get a haircut with the lenders taking over at Monier, its roofing portfolio company. All of these are a... [more]
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Patrick Lissague, UFG Private Equity
Francois Rowell speaks to Patrick Lissague, director general of UFG Private Equity, and finds that small companies are yet to feel the full extent of the current economic turmoil
Mezz gets set to face challenges
With financing options remaining limited, many continue to assert that there are opportunities aplenty for mezzanine houses in the current market. However, there are still a range of obstacles to be overcome, writes Ashley Wassall
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