- EUROPE - IPEV reaffirms commitment to fair value
- SPAIN - Talde invests EUR 1m into Neos Surgery
- ITALY - Argos and MPS acquire Renel Care
- ITALY - Leonardo walks away from BS deal
- GERMANY - HTGF et al. backs United Maps
- UK - KKR appoints director of European corporate affairs
- AUSTRIA - Gilde Buy Out Partners acquires Powerlines
- UK - Impax hires two
- SWEDEN - Nordic Capital closes on EUR 4.3bn
- UK - Nova appoints new board member
- GERMANY/UK - Riverside-backed Sage makes fourth acquisition
- FINLAND - Sofinnova et al. inject EUR 40m into Blyk
- IRELAND - Irish goverment in talks with private equity
- GERMANY - ATS et al. invest EUR 65m into GANYMED
- NETHERLANDS - Derks Star Busmann appoints partner
EUROPE - IPEV reaffirms commitment to fair value 20 November 2008
At a press conference in London this afternoon the International Private Equity & Venture Capital Valuation board (IPEV) emphasised its support of the fair value methodology as the best measure of assessing the value of private equity portfolio companies and funds.
SWEDEN - Nordic Capital closes on EUR 4.3bn 20 November 2008
Nordic Capital has held a final close of its seventh fund, Nordic Capital VII, having secured EUR 4.3bn in total commitments.
FINLAND - Sofinnova et al. inject EUR 40m into Blyk 19 November 2008
Existing investors Sofinnova Partners, IFIC, Goldman Sachs and private individuals have invested EUR 40m into Finnish mobile network for young people, Blyk.
Editors Letter
Hold your breath
1 November 2008
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