Fund Management

ACR backs Finnish firm Radionet; Xcellsyz completes £1.2m round; Giza backs $10m second round

Hard hit by the market downturn, private equity funds of funds everywhere are bracing themselves for a period of sector consolidation, and the Swiss houses are right in the thick of it. Nicholas Lockley reports.

The total return swap has been used across a host of asset classes, letting one party secure stable returns whilst the other can acquire exposure to volatile but possibly far superior returns. Could it be done in private equity? To a growing number of advisers, the answer is yes.

Asia 2003-01-01 Staff Writer <strong>Asia<br> Monitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>View to Vietnam</strong><br> <bold>Vietnam is Asia's second-fastest growing economy, but venture capitalists have been slow to move in. There are signs however th

Europe 2003-01-01 Staff Writer <strong>Europe<br> Deals & Exits</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>NIB to back Deutsche MBO</strong><br> Dutch private equity house NIB Capital is in exclusive negotiations with Ted Virtue, the New York based chief execut

As Aberdeen Murray Johnstone shores up its presence in the North of England, John Diggines is looking forward to business in the regions picking up.

What are companies doing looking to offer their employees private equity co-investment plans? Norman Leben of DML explains.

Exits, in insurance terms, pose a major challenge for venture investors, purchasers of portfolio companies and management alike, says Aon's Teresa Jones.

This summer a seemingly never-ending wave of default news swept through the capital markets. Private equity backed transactions and their sponsors didn't escape unscathed, but are the prospects for what's ahead really that dim?

One man's loss is another's opportunity: with a myriad of corporate entities struggling to survive the downturn, restructuring and turnaround opportunities abound for private equity firms who've got the appetite. But there aren't many of those around finds Robin Burnett.