Entrepreneurs in the UK are not concerned about protecting intellectual property (IP) according to a survey carried out by VentureNavigator, the online service for small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs.
Isango!, an online travel agency, has closed its first institutional round on US$8m.The round was led by London-based VC SPARK Ventures which committed half of the total round amount, with Beringea adding US$2.5m and the remaining US$1.5m coming from existing shareholders.
Small, private companies in the UK could find the year ahead a challenging one according to Modwenna Rees-Mogg, managing director of Venture Index.
More money is the key to making good returns on investments in the biotech sector says a survey by HBM Partners, the Swiss venture capital house. It looked at all trade sales of venture-backed biotechnology and specialty pharma companies from 2005 to 2007 and found that investments that generated returns of 3x or more, known […]
Institutional investors in emerging markets private equity are ignoring the credit crunch and showing their confidence by continuing to commit money according to a survey conducted by the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA). The research results show that 74% of limited partners are looking to increase allocations to emerging markets private equity over the […]
UK venture firm MTI has reached a first close on University of Manchester spin-out vehicle UMIP Premier Fund, raising £32m of a final target of £50m. The fund will have first approval of any investment opportunities generated by the university’s technology research, which has already produced companies like Renovo, a wound treatment business, which floated […]
DN Capital, the UK-based software and digital multimedia venture capital firm, has reached a first closing on its second fund, Global Venture Capital II (GVC II). The London-headquartered VC has raised just under half of its €100m target, and expects to reach final close by the end of the year. The fund will invest two-thirds […]
French dairy products maker back under total control of family
London-headquartered mid-market firm August Equity has sold Healthcare Homes Group (HHG) to Bowmark Capital in a £75m secondary buyout.
UK venture secondaries firm Shackleton Ventures has closed its second fund on £25m and made its first acquisition with the purchase of a 13-strong investment portfolio from 3i for an undisclosed amount. Shackleton Secondaries II (SSIILP) received the majority of its backing from an unnamed European fund-of-funds investor with over €1.5bn under management. The new […]