UK-based drug development company Oxagen has received almost £32m in a series B round of financing led by MPM Capital in its first European investment.
VoIP provider Vonage last week snagged $200m in a series E round led by Bain Capital. In a post-bubble venture investing environment where less is more, why is this startup getting so much?
The bloodless revolution that gripped the watching world and swept Viktor Yushchenko to the office of president in Ukraine may be just over 100 days old, but private equity funds in the region are already gearing up to take advantage. Colm Gilmore reports.
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, formed in 1986, will spin out of its parent company as an independent venture capital firm called Crossmark Capital.
Terra Firma Capital Partners is set to sign terms to acquire German property group Viterra for €7 billion in Europe’s largest private equity deal to date.
The private equity arm of Credit Suisse First Boston has closed its third secondary fund on $2.4 billion to invest in buyout, venture capital and real estate partnerships.
The New York-based private equity firm is opening an office in India, as well as earmarking $1bn for investment in the country.
The UK lower mid-market private equity firm has capped its second fund just seven months after launch and well ahead of an initial £200m target.
Guggenheim Aviation Partners has closed a new fund to purchase used passenger planes, partnering Guggenheim Capital with a group of aircraft lease experts.
Following a 2003 policy change in the way it deals with its intellectual property, the computer giant this week launched Microsoft Intellectual Property Ventures, which will work in conjunction with venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to license 20 technologies to startups and small companies.