Ontario Teachers’ is not content to play the passive LP. The $110bn Canadian pension fund has cut out the middle man and is investing direct. Now it is coming to Europe.
Tuesday, 8th July 2008
LATEST NEWS: VENTURE CAPITAL
Early-stage and growth equity investor DN Capital is to open a US office in Palo Alto, California.
Thursday, 17th July 2008Dublin-based MuzuTV has received $8m of funding from Oyster Technology Investments, according to Techcrunch UK.
Wednesday, 16th July 2008MIG and BioMedInvest have led a €15.7m second round of funding for German biopharmaceutical company SuppreMol. Santo Holding and existing investors Zetacube, Mittelstandsbank, Bayern Kapital and Max-Planck-Gesellschaft also participated in the financing.
Wednesday, 16th July 2008T-Online Venture Fund has invested €2m in Swoodoo, a German-based flight search engine.
Wednesday, 16th July 2008SHS Gesellschaft fur Beteiligungsmanagement has invested an undisclosed sum in German laboratory equipment manufacturer Biontis.
Wednesday, 16th July 2008The Foresight Group has appointed Nigel Aitchison to the role of industrial partner.
Tuesday, 15th July 2008Oxford Capital Partners has closed its Oxford Gateway Enterprise Investment Scheme Fund No.4 with £12.35 (€15.5m) in commitments.
Tuesday, 15th July 2008Innoven Partenaires, Arts Alliance, and 360 degrees Capital Partners have participated in a $7m(€4.4m) funding round for French computer games developer Monte Cristo Games.
Tuesday, 15th July 2008Close Ventures has made a £1.4m (€1.75m) investment in 3D imaging business Dexela, leading a £2.6m round of investment in the company.
Monday, 14th July 2008Not-for-profit organisation Connect Scotland, a business network which supports start-up technology companies, has ceased operating.
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The Danish Walker report – as it has inevitably been dubbed – makes its namesake’s once revolutionary strides towards transparency in private equity seem just a little
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Ontario Teachers’ is not content to play the passive LP. The $110bn Canadian pension fund has cut out the middle man and is investing direct. Now it is coming to Europe.
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Back to front
As more onerous reporting requirements combine with recession-induced cost pressures, fund administration providers are stepping forward from the back office.
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Hopes for a deluge of western-style private equity deals in China are misconceived and premature.
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Danish “Walker report” ups ante on disclosure
The Danish private equity and venture capital association, DVCA, has unveiled a set of transparency guidelines for buyout houses operating in Denmark.
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