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The Blackstone Group has appointed Kemal Kaya as a senior adviser in the firm's Turkish office.
Friday, 18th April 2008Public market investor Adamant Biomedical Investments has set up a venture capital business, to be called Adamant Ventures.
Friday, 18th April 2008Piper Private Equity has taken a “large minority stake” in husband-and-wife business the Rug Company for an undisclosed sum.
Friday, 18th April 2008Risk Capital Partners has entered the market for “passive safety structures” with the purchase of SignPost Solutions by its portfolio company APT Controls Group.
Friday, 18th April 2008Zeus Private Equity's Hallmark Hotel Group has acquired four new premises for £25m (€31m).
Friday, 18th April 2008UK-based Truphone, a voice over internet protocol provider for mobile phones, has received £16.5m (€21m) in a second round of funding led by a number of private investors.
Friday, 18th April 2008Advent International has closed its fourth Central and Eastern European fund with €1bn of commitments.
Thursday, 17th April 2008Candover has made a bid of £1.61bn (€1.9bn) for oil field services provider Expro International.
Thursday, 17th April 2008A proposal from the government to allow the UK pensions regulator to fine the owners of pension plans that fall into deficit has come in for harsh criticism from the BVCA.
Thursday, 17th April 2008The acquisition of Amazon Europe’s DVD rental business by Balderton, DFJ Esprit and Index portfolio company Lovefilm has been cleared for completion by the financial authorities.
Thursday, 17th April 2008QUOTES OF THE WEEK
I think what's happened is that the concept of risk-adjusted rate of return has been replaced by what I would call risk-ignored rate of return, and people are substituting yield for credit judgement.
Wilbur RossPrivate equity companies have targeted car parks as a cash cow, taking over £1 billion out of the industry in the last few years
Rob Kelsall, GMB, responsible for car park workers
Q&A with Simon Walker
The new chief executive of the BVCA has big ambitions for the UK’s venture capital and private equity industry in 2008.
James Caan
As the latest member of the panel on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den, serial entrepreneur James Caan is gaining a new perspective on backing businesses.
Mark Fox
As head of communications at the BVCA, Mark Fox has witnessed a period of huge growth in the coverage of private equity – and a summer of unprecedented media attention.
Wol Kolade
The BVCA has launched a review of its practices amid deep member discontent over the body’s handling of the widespread criticism of the...
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A new name, a fresh approach
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After 20 years shaping one of the few successful captive buyout operations, the man who said “sod this” to an education is stepping down at Barclays Private Equity.
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The Private Equity Awards
The seventh Real Deals/BVCA Private Equity Awards recognised the best that the industry had to offer during 2007.
Comment
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Scraping the barrel
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