European Venture Capital Journal articles from June 2002

European Venture Capital Journal archives from June 2002

Funds raised and invested fall in 2001. (News: Private Equity).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Both funds raised and funds invested dipped last year after 2000's record figures but 2001 still registered as the second best year for the European private equity industry, according to the EVCA Annual Survey of Pan-European Private Equity and...

MB Funds wins independence. (News: Private Equity).(management buyout from Sampo)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... MB Funds, the Finnish buyout firm, has secured its independence from banking group Sampo. The management team of MB Funds has acquired Sampo's 40 per cent stake in the management company, making it the sole owner. Juhani Suomela, managing...

Investors increase PE commitments. (News: Private Equity).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Europe's institutional investors are still committed to private equity, despite the continued downturn according to research by AltAssets. Although there was disillusionment about investments 42 per cent of the 110 investors surveyed for the...

PAI spins out of BNP Paribas. (News: Private Equity).(Paribas Affaires Industrielles)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Paribas Affaires Industrielles (PAI), the private equity affiliate of French bank BNP Paribas, has been spun-out by its parent. PAI's management team, led by CEO and chairman Amaury-Daniel de Seze, has acquired a 51 per cent stake in the...

Van de Water leaves AXA. (News: Private Equity).(Sasha van de Water, AXA Private Equity)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Sasha van de Water, managing director of AXA Private Equity has left the firm's London office where she was responsible for primary funds-of-funds. In the next month AXA will be reinforcing the fund-of-funds team, which comprises nine...

Capvent plans expansion. (News: Private Equity).(London office to open)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Fund-of-funds specialist Capvent is extending its reach with the opening of a London office. A location has not yet been fixed, but it is hoped an office will be operational by next month, as the firm gets FSA approval. The new office will be...

European buyout value down. (News: Private Equity).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Europe's buyout market value dropped from [euro]74.4 billion in 2000 to [euro]62.6 billion last year, bringing to an end a five-year growth period. In contrast the number of deals, which has remained fairly constant for the last five years,...

3i's year of two halves. (News: Private Equity).(revenue data)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... 3i has released preliminary results for last year revealing losses of [pounds sterling]1,097 million for the six months from April 2001, but a positive return of [pounds sterling]137 million for the following six months. While the company's...

RBS forms equity finance group. (News: Private Equity).(Royal Bank of Scotland)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Royal Bank of Scotland's private equity activities are to become part of a new equity finance group. Headed by Rory Cullinan, who joined the bank in June 2001, the group will comprise Royal Bank Private Equity (RBPE), Royal Bank Development...

Botts high hopes for second fund. (News: Private Equity).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Fund management company, Botts is well into fund raising for its second fund, with [euro]100 million already committed from lead investors Hermes Investment Management and Bank of Scotland. Botts Capital Partners 2 has a target of [euro]325...

US investment falls to pre-bubble level. (News: Venture Capital).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Venture capital investment in the US declined in the first quarter of 2002. Investments fell 24 per cent to $6.2 billion, compared to the previous quarter when 994 companies were funded. The funding of 787 companies represents a drop to 1998...

UK PE allocations and performance. (News: Venture Capital).(private equity)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... In 2001 UK private equity firms raised a record [pounds sterling]12.2 billion. Investment and performance figures released by the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) for 2001 show an all time high in the number of companies receiving...

Benchmark reduces European fund. (News: Venture Capital).(Benchmark Capital)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Benchmark Capital is reducing its first European fund from $750 million to $500 million in response to the lower capital requirements of investee companies. The Silicon Valley-based VC firm expects to be able to make as many investments now as...

New UK market for unlisted companies. (News: Venture Capital).(The Share Centre introduces ShareMark)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Stockbroking firm The Share Centre has launched ShareMark, a new market for trading shares in unlisted UK companies. It will compete with OFEX as a potential exit route for venture capital and Enterprise Investment Scheme investments. The...

Springboard supports Scottish start-ups. (News: Venture Capital).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Connect Scotland, the technology business network, is anticipating its second Springboard event this year. It is the first time the business event for early stage technology companies has been held twice in one year. Over 100 VCs, business...

Knorr to restructure. (News: Venture Capital).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Knorr Capital Partner, the German investment company, is downsizing its business and reducing its staff from 80, at the beginning of 2001, to under 20. Thomas Knorr, who founded the firm in 1989, will step down as CEO and replace Matthias...

InventThat connects inventors and VCs. (News: Venture Capital).(website launched)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... InventThat has launched a website to put inventors in touch with venture capitalists and other investors. It is part of 121b2b, a UK business-to-business organisation set up to help inventors commercialise their work. Investors pay an...

New Imperial College partnerships. (News: Venture Capital).(Fleming Family and Partners, Gordon House Asset Management to gain stake in college portfolio)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... London university Imperial College has formed an agreement with two asset management companies to facilitate external investment in the college's spinout projects. Fleming Family & Partners (FF&P) and Gordon House Asset Management have paid an...

Pi and VCR to merge. (News: Venture Capital).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Pi Capital and VCR, two private investor networks working in the sub [pounds sterling]2 million venture capital market, are set to merge their operations. The two investment clubs will continue to operate separately as they serve different...

Hotbed network launched. (News: Venture Capital).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Hotbed, a venture founded by former 3i investment director Gary Robins, has launched a network to increase professionalism among the UK's angel investors. Investors willing to pay a [pounds sterling]495 membership fee will be offered investment...

Coutts raises $114m fund-of-funds. (News: Funds).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Coutts has raised $114 million from its existing clients for Coutts Private Equity Limited Partnership, which closed last month. Coutts has teamed up with the Carlyle Group to invest the fund-of-funds, which will spread risk across seven new...

Bridgepoint celebrates [euro]2bn close. (News: Funds).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Bridgepoint Capital has exceeded its original 61.6 billion target on its new fund. The Second European Private Equity fund (EPEF II) has reached a final close at just over 62 billion. EPEF II has attracted around 61 billion from existing...

Coller well on way to target. (News: Funds).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Secondary specialist Coller Capital is close to reaching its $1 billion target and has raised $724 million so far for Coller International Partners IV The fund expects a final close in the coming months. The predecessor to the fund, Coller...

Nordic mid-market attracts funds. (News: Funds).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Nordico Equity has been set up targeting investments in the Nordic mid-market. The fund is the product of a merger between Nordico Invest and the Sixth AP Fund's business unit, Industrial Equity and will have SEK1.5 billion in managed capital...

Community VC funds for England. (News: Funds).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Two funds providing finance for entrepreneurs in England's most economically deprived areas have held a first closing of [pounds sterling]32.5 million. The government and private sector investors have jointly financed the funds, known as the...

MVM closes fund 2. (News: Funds).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... MVM, the life science specialist has closed its second fund at [pounds sterling]100 million. MVM International Life Sciences Fund II originally set its target at [pounds sterling]75 million and has exceeded expectations. New investors include...

Siemens funds wireless start-ups. (News: Funds).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group has set up Siemens Mobile Acceleration, a business unit to provide seedeorn funding for wireless start-ups. Siemens has allocated [pounds sterling]14 million to the venture in its first year....

A star performer. (News: Funds).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... STAR Capital Partners has beaten the fundraising target on its maiden fund, closing at [euro]581 million. The fund had an original target of [euro]500 million. Core investors in the fund include Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Santander Central...

Sovereign Capital surpasses target. (News: Funds).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Sovereign Capital has exceeded the [pounds sterling]100 million target it set for its third fund, Sovereign Capital Limited Partnership III announcing a final close at [pounds sterling]120 million. This is almost 2.5 times the size of the last...

Albany Ventures gets to first base. (News: Funds).(Albany Ventures Fund III)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Edinburgh-based Albany Ventures has reached a first close of [pounds sterling]22 million on its first fund as an independent entity, Albany Ventures Fund III. A final close is expected during 2002 and the firm is confident it will meet its...

Go triumph for 3i. (News: Exits).(3i Group selling airline)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... 3i has signed a conditional agreement to sell budget airline Go to former rival easyJet less than a year after the investor bought it from British Airways. The deal is one of the most successful buyout investments in 3i's history - see deal of...

Capman celebrates restaurant sale. (News: Exits).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Finnish buyout champion Capman has realised its investment in Royal-Rest Oy, Finland's largest private restaurant corporation. Royal-Rest Oy will become a wholly owned subsidiary of MK-Rest Oy. Scandic Hotels has also sold its shares in the...

Detica raises [pounds sterling]13.3 million. (News: Exits).(securities offering)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Candover is enjoying a successful exit from UK-based IT services company, Detica, following its flotation on the London Stock Exchange earlier this week. The company announced a 400 pence issue price ahead of its listing, raising [pounds...

Industri Kapital manages Alfa Laval IPO. (News: Exits).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Industri Kapital has managed a partial exit from its investment in Swedish heating equipment manufacturer, Alfa Laval following its flotation on the Stockholm bourse last month. Industri Kapital and the company's other main shareholder, Tetra...

Bridgepoint profits on Corin IPO. (News: Exits).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... More proof of signs of recovery in the IPO market is Bridgepoint's realisation of its investment in Corin Group, a developer, manufacturer and distributor of reconstructive orthopaedic devices. Bridgepoint has doubled its original investment in...

Flotation for HMV. (News: Exits).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... While many investors bemoaned HMV's performance on its first of trading, with shares falling 8 pence, shareholder Advent International is celebrating a partial exit from the group with a 100 per cent return on its investment. The firm is...

Cinven exits Duralay. (News: Exits).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Rutland Fund Management is acquiring Duralay underlay business, providing a realisation for buyout house, Cinven. Rutland has formed a new company, Interfloor Group Limited to acquire Duralay from Cinven and Gates Consumer and Industrial from...

AMJPE realises AVC. (News: Exits).(Aberdeen Murray Johnstone Private Equity)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Aberdeen Murray Johnstone Private Equity has managed to realise its 1992 investment in AVC Media Enterprises, an Aberdeen-based audio visual, media and corporate communications specialist. AMJPE originally invested just over [pounds...

Bridgepoint does well on Keenpac. (News: Exits).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... As well as celebrating a close on its [euro]2 billion fund, Bridgepoint has also achieved an exit from Keenpac Holdings, a retailer of packaging products. Bridgepoint has sold its 50.5 per cent stake in a [pounds sterling]20.5 million secondary...

Investor AB exits imGO. (News: Exits).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Investor AB, Ericsson and Hutchison Whampoa have reached an agreement to sell their holdings in imGO, a listed venture capital company based in Hong Kong to Global Town Limited, a private investment holding company. Investor held a 26 per cent...

Candover's Diamant exit. (News: Exits).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Candover is celebrating the fifth exit from its 1997 fund. The firm has entered into an agreement to sell Diamant Boart, a manufacturer and supplier of diamond tools and related equipment for the construction and stone market. Electrolux will...

More good news for Bridgepoint. (News: Exits).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Bridgepoint continues to reap in the profits with two more realisations -- the sale of Golden Wonder to Longulf, and the partial exit of Adams Childrenswear, following a recapitalisation of the company. The transaction value of the Golden...

A double celebration for AMJPE. (News: Exits).(Aberdeen Murray Johnstone Private Equity)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... A berdeen Murray Johnstone Private Equity last month achieved two exits in the space of two days. The first was the refinancing of Tenet, a UK IFA distribution group and it has also announced the sale of its stake in Oxygen Communications...

AXA loses van de Water. (People Moves).(AXA Private Equity; Sasha van de Water)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Sasha van de Water, managing director of AXA Private Equity has left the firm's London office where she was responsible for primary funds-of-funds. In the next month AXA will be looking to reinforce the fund-of-funds team, which comprises nine...

Coller Capital appts. (People Moves).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Otto van der Wyck has joined Coller Capital as adviser and non-executive director. Van der Wyck was previously chief executive of BC Partners, which he founded in 1986 and retired from that position last year. Prior to that, he was with...

Capvent plans expansion. (People Moves).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Fund-of-funds specialist Capvent is extending its reach with the opening of a London office. A location has not yet been fixed, but it is hoped an office will be operational by next month, as the firm gets FSA approval. The new office will be...

Newcomer to Brightstar. (People Moves).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Brightstar, BTexact Technologies' corporate technology incubator, has appointed Kevin Parry to its management team. Kevin joins from BT Ignite and will head up Brightstar's Accelerator business unit. Harry Berry, general manager at...

Teknoinvest moves. (People Moves).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Teknoinvest Management is moving to new offices as of July 9. The firm can be found at Grev Wedels plass 5, 0151, Oslo, Norway. Tel: +47 22 97 90 00; Fax +47 22 97 90 01.

Duke Street appt. (People Moves).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Duke Street Capital Debt Management has appointed Martin Home as associate director. In his new role, Home will be responsible for originating and executing deals within the European LBO market. Prior to joining the firm, Home was vice...

Garrets and Pinsent unite. (People Moves).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Pinsent Curtis Biddle has taken on the legal team and support staff from the Birmingham office of Andersen's legal arm, Garretts. The majority of the 60 staff which includes six partners, 24 lawyers, 10 trainees and secretaries, will move from...

RBS appts Cullinan. (People Moves).(Royal Bank of Scotland)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Rory Cullinan has been appointed head of equity finance at The Royal Bank of Scotland, a new post that will see Royal Bank Private Equity, Royal Bank Development Capital, Royal Bank Ventures and Property Ventures join principal finance to form...

New recruit to SJ Berwin. (People Moves).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... SJ Berwin has appointed Maurice Murphy as a senior lawyer to act as a focal point for its IT and telecoms practice. Murphy is a commercial lawyer, presently with the Equant Group, with broad experience in the telecommunications and...

More partners at SJ Berwin. (People Moves).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... SJ Berwin has appointed six new partners, bringing the total to 120. These appointments reflect the firm's corporate-led expansion in London and in continental Europe. Benjamin Aller and Nathalie Duguay have joined the coporate finance team in...

Hutton Collins director. (People Moves).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Dominic Barbour has been appointed finance director at Hutton Collins. Barbour joins after seven years at Botts & Company, where in various roles as finance director, compliance officer and company secretary, he helped to transform the business...

Kinzius joins Candover. (People Moves).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Candover is building its presence in Germany with a new director. Kurt Kinzius has joined Candover with a brief to establish a Candover German office in Dusseldorf and to originate and transact deals in German-speaking European countries...

Pricoa promotions. (People Moves).(PRICOA Capital)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Pricoa Capital Group, a leading European mezzanine debt and private equity provider, has announced the promotions of Harald Sipple to director and Marc Ciancimino and Alistair Haimes as associate directors. Sipple, based in Frankfurt,...

LSP opens in Munich. (People Moves).(company opens foreign office and hires new executive)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... LSP has opened an office in Munich, Germany. Dr Joachim Rothe, former managing director and principal at US firm MPM Capital has joined LSP as a partner to lead its German operations jointly with Mark Wegter, an LSP partner since early 2001....

Wellington on the move. (People Moves).(Wellington Partners)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... German-based Wellington Partners has moved and can now be found at Theresienstra[beta]a 6, 80333 Munich. Tel +44 8 9219 9410 and fax +49 89 2199 4198.

Templeman to CVC. (People Moves).(CVC Capital Partners)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... CVC Capital Partners has appointed Miles Templeman as an advisor to support its European deal activity. As part of CVC's European advisory board, Miles will advise CVC's investment teams on the commercial and industrial issues faced by the...

MSIF expands. (People Moves).(Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF))(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The team at the Merseyside Investment Fund's largest fund is expanding. Its [pounds sterling]40 million Venture Fund is taking on two new investments managers. Darren Gowling is joining from the Wales Innovation Fund, a [pounds sterling]6...

Napier joins Duke Street. (People Moves).(Duke Street Capital selects new member of advisory board)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... John Napier has joined Duke Street's advisory board. As a member of the board Napier will provide industry expertise to the Duke Street investment team on deal origination, investee company management and exit management. Napier is...

Finance Wales appts. (People Moves).
June 1, 2002... Former senior manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers emerging markets corporate finance team, Gary Partridge is returning to Wales to lead Finance Wales' equity investment programme. Partridge has wide experience of corporate finance across a range...

New Partech partner. (People Moves).(Partech International)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Partech International has hired Ami Amir as venture partner to strengthen the firm's growing communications investment activities in Israel. Amir is the former chief executive officer of Radvision, a company he founded in 1993. Radvision...

Gera joins Pond Ventures. (People Moves).(Pond Venture Partners)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Michael Gera has been appointed partner at Pond Venture Partners, UK early stage technology VC firm. Gera joined Pond Ventures as an associate partner in May 2000. He said: "I saw an opportunity to use both my technical knowledge and business...

PPM Asia focus. (People Moves).(PPM Ventures opens office in Hong Kong)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... PPM Ventures is expanding its Asian team. Director Chris Kelly and associate director, Alan Morton have relocated to the firm's Hong Kong and Tokyo offices respectively to strengthen the business in key Asian markets. Kelly's move to Hong...

ECI move. (People Moves).(executive resigns from ECI Ventures)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Stephen Dawson is leaving ECI Ventures to pursue a new project in the charitable sector. He will remain a member of the investment committee and chairman of the executive board. Dawson's new project is in "venture philanthropy", applying the...

Levelling the field. (Cover Story: Central and Eastern Europe).(overview of financial markets in Central and Eastern Europe)
June 1, 2002... Central and Eastern Europe has endured over a decade of sustained change since the collapse of communism but the accession countries are moving closer to EU integration and Europe's youngest private equity industry is growing up fast. Further...

Fund-of-funds: hot property. (Cover Story: Fund-of-Funds).
June 1, 2002... The proliferation of fund-of-funds managers in Europe, and for that matter the US, is staggering, particularly from the mid 1990s on. Ten years ago fund-of-funds managers were presumed by many to be part of the evolution of the fledging...

Calendar.
June 1, 2002... 5-7 June Private equity and venture capital. London. Phone: +44 20 7915 5602 www.iff-training.com 12-14 June GAIM 2002. Geneva. Phone: +44 20 7915 5101 www.icbi-gaim.com 18 June Exit Strategies. London....

EasyJet expands European network with Go. (Deal of the Month: Go).(Easyjet Airline Plc acquires Go airlines)
June 1, 2002... While most of Europe's major flag-carrier airlines are suffering from escalating costs, pressure on revenues and reduced yields, all they can appear to do is react to the success rates of the low-cost airlines, which are taking Europe by storm....

Seeking buyers May.(Directory)
June 1, 2002... Seeking buyers May Seeking buyers includes listings of all European companies that have announced plans since April 24, 2002 until May 22, 2002 to sell divisions, stakes or their entire company. It also includes purported sales efforts...

Announced May deals.(venture capital deals in Europe)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Announced May deals Announced deals includes listings o private equity and venture capital transactions involving European targets that were announced from April 26, 2002 to May 24, 2002. The listings are ordered by target nation,...

Go Nordic! (Overview).(venture capital in Scandinavia)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Before the Internet bubble burst, the Nordic VC market had ballooned to an impressive size with an explosion of mobile-related start-up companies boosted by the proximity of giants such as Ericsson and Nokia. However, the venture scene in the...

The mid-market takes it all. (Overview).
June 1, 2002... A haven for mid-market players, the buyout market in the Nordic region is well developed and one of the most sophisticated in Europe, controlled to a certain extent by its local players. It is an attractive place to do business thanks to a...

A safe haven. (Face to Face).(developments on the Nordic venture capital scene)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Tom Berggren, general secretary of the Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (SVCA) and also founder of Berggren Investment Management, a strategic and financial advisor to growth companies, gives his view on developments on the...

Finnish market comes of age: some recent deals have put the spotlight on Finland, write Jari Vikio, partner at attorneys at law Borenius & Kemppinen Ltd, and Paulus Hiden, lawyer at Borenius & Kemppinen. (Sponsored Article).
June 1, 2002... In June 2000, the private equity giant 3i acquired one of Finland's oldest venture capital companies, SFK Finance Oy, which was thereafter renamed 3i Finland. The acquisition has clearly enabled the Finnish 3i team to set their hands on larger...

Borenius & Kemppinen: team profile. (Sponsored Profile).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Jari Vikio, a partner at Attorneys at law Borenius & Kemppinen, has specialised in venture capital, M&A arrangements and restructuring, the capital markets as well as various financing instruments. Vikio has acted as an adviser in numerous...

Finland's venture capital market in 2002: Pekka Lehtinen, a partner at Castren & Snellman, and Heikki Jaatinen, an associate, give an overview of the current state of the venture capital sector and are bullish on its future. (Sponsored Article).
June 1, 2002... Both the European and US venture capital industries are in the midst of a period of self-evaluation after the overheated years of 1999 and 2000. Both general and limited partners have been forced to look into the mirror and figure out what...

Castren and Snellman. (Sponsored Profile).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The great experience generated over more than 110 years has helped us to develop into a modern company, which offers our clients modern legal expertise for today's global business environment. Over the years, we have established relationships...

Denmark: opportunity waiting to be seized. (Sponsored Article).
June 1, 2002... The Danish market is ready for take-off. It has all the right ingredients and leading groups are taking up positions, says Kim Forum Jacobsen, communication consultant at the Danish Growth Fund. With a highly educated population,...

The Danish Growth Fund. (Sponsored Profile).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Established in 1992, the Danish Growth Fund is part of the government's efforts to promote Danish industry. Operating independently in the capital market, we strengthen development and innovation in Danish industry by facilitating the...

Building on strong foundations: the Nordic region produces outstanding scientists. And with an increasing focus on entrepreneurship, the market is warming up, writes Carsten Schou, Ph.D, a partner at Danske Life Science. (Sponsored Article).
June 1, 2002... The Nordic region has a long tradition in the discovery and development of pharmaceutical products ranging from vaccines against childhood diseases, through insulin against diabetes to small molecule drugs against psychological disorders. These...

Danske Life Science. (Sponsored Profile).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
June 1, 2002... For entrepreneurs in today's competitive market, choosing an investor is no longer simply a matter of determining who can provide the capital needed at a competitive price. Rather, it is a matter of finding investment professionals, i.e....

An industrial approach to private equity investing. (Sponsored Article).(profile of EQT)(Company Profile)
June 1, 2002... As a Hallert (EQT associate, based in Denmark) and Bjorn Hoi Jensen (a partner, based in Denmark) outline a proven strategy that distinguishes the equity sponsor from competition and generates lasting shareholder value. An industrial...