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US venture capitalists bullish on Indian market
Hindu Business Line- 07 January 2010
After a lull of investments in the venture capital space last year, the US venture capitalists are optimistic about the... (source)
Woolies may buy liquor group
Adele Ferguson - stuff.co.nz- 07 January 2010
Retailing giant Woolworths is rumoured to be looking at trans-Tasman alcopops giant Independent Liquor Group in a plan to secure... (source)
Laep jumps to 16-month high on report JBS may acquire Parmalat
Lucia Kassai - Bloomberg- 07 January 2010
Baidu to launch online video site for premium content
Supantha Mukherjee & Shrutika Verma - Reuters- 07 January 2010
China's top search engine Baidu Incorporated said it plans to start a new online video channel that will provide copyrighted... (source)
Clean-tech gets big piece of venture capital funding
Julie Schmit - USA Today- 07 January 2010
Venture capital funding for clean technology firms fell 33% in 2009 from the year before, but the sector fared better... (source)
IYogi raises $15 million from US-based VC firm, three others
Deepti Chaudhary - Livemint- 07 January 2010
Cleveland BioLabs, Russian fund OK $18 million cancer drug deal
David Robinson - The Buffalo News- 07 January 2010
Cleveland BioLabs has wrapped up an agreement for an $18 million investment from a Russian venture capital fund and the... (source)
Private equity firm buys Rock-It Cargo
The Journal of Commerce- 07 January 2010
Private equity firm Calera Capital took over majority ownership of Rock-it Cargo, one of the largest specialty forwarders focused on... (source)
Pfingsten Partners buys Motus3 Companies
Bizjournals- 07 January 2010
Golden Valley firm lands new president, venture funds
Neal St. Anthony - Star Tribune- 07 January 2010
A Golden Valley-based company with a promising technology that substitutes plant-based material for petroleum used in nylon stockings, car seats... (source)
Lithium Technologies raises $18 million
SiliconIndia- 07 January 2010
Lithium Technologies, which provides white-label social networking tools for enterprises, has closed $18 million round of series C equity funding,... (source)
GovDelivery sold to Pennsylvania firm for $19 million
Katharine Grayson - Bizjournals- 06 January 2010
Kleenmaid name lives on
Sydney Morning Herald- 06 January 2010
Kleenmaid will live on, with a private equity firm given the right to use the name of the collapsed kitchen... (source)
China media sector: A magnet for private equity funds
George Chen - Reuters- 06 January 2010
Dealmakers in China may well find a lot of the action this year in an unlikely place. If the private... (source)
Siemens pushes sale of hearing aids as bidders line up, Dow says
Benedikt Kammel - Bloomberg- 06 January 2010
Peopleclick sold for $100 million
Frank Vinluan - Bizjournals- 06 January 2010
Island Oasis downs $10 million in private equity
Galen Moore - Bizjournals- 06 January 2010
Blackstone steps into Highland Hospitality: source
Megan Davies & Deepa Seetharaman - Reuters- 06 January 2010
Private equity firm Blackstone Group is aiming to control the restructuring of hotel owner Highland Hospitality Corporation, a source familiar... (source)
Beijing looks to attract foreign VC & PE firms
Wang Xinyuan - Global Times- 06 January 2010
Beijing has launched tentative measures for the first time on foreign invested equity fund management firms, aimed at attracting foreign... (source)
January-March quarter to clock highest number of PE deals
Reghu Balakrishnan - The Financial Express- 06 January 2010
With its debut investment of over Rs 250 crore in India, Bain Capital seems to have started the biggest rally... (source)
Simmons restructuring plan gets court OK
Chelsea Emery - Reuters- 06 January 2010
Simmons Bedding Company said on Tuesday a bankruptcy judge had approved its plan to be taken over by a group... (source)
Macklowe said close to buying debt on NYC hotel site
David Levitt - Bloomberg- 06 January 2010
New Enterprise closes $2.48 billion fund, biggest since 2007
Tim Mullaney - Bloomberg- 06 January 2010
Founder set for windfall as M&C closes £22 million private equity buyout
Peter Ranscombe - Scotsman- 05 January 2010
A Fife-based energy consultancy that employs nearly 400 people worldwide was yesterday snapped up in a £22 million deal that... (source)
CC, Travers lead on £400 million private equity deal
Emma Sadowski - Legal Week- 05 January 2010
A quartet of firms have landed roles advising on the £400 million purchase of British Car Auctions by private equity... (source)
US sees yearend surge in acquisition of venture-backed companies
Xinhua- 05 January 2010
Mergers and acquisitions of venture capital-backed companies in the United States surged in the fourth quarter last year, setting the... (source)
AMR says it's still in alliance talks with Japan Air
Mary Schlangenstein - Bloomberg- 05 January 2010
Inergy's unit buys Liberty Propane for $223 million
Reuters- 05 January 2010
Inergy LP said its subsidiary acquired Liberty Propane LP for about $223 million and agreed to buy the propane assets... (source)
Start-up prices rise to 2007 level on internet deals
Tim Mullaney - Bloomberg- 05 January 2010
Guj Government setting up venture capital fund to promote tourism
Zee News- 05 January 2010
To give a push to tourism sector in Gujarat, the state Government is in process of setting up a venture... (source)
Cleantech venture capital posts second-best year ever in 2009
BusinessGreen.com- 05 January 2010
Despite global recession and plummeting levels of investment in the wider economy, venture capital firms pumped nearly $5 billion into... (source)
Evolva, Roche agree cancer drug research deal
Reuters- 05 January 2010
Swiss biotech company Evolva has agreed to collaborate with Roche Holdings, the world's biggest maker of cancer drugs, to develop... (source)
One World Trade Center tower again seeks investor
Joan Gralla - Reuters- 05 January 2010
Private investors are getting another shot at developing One World Trade Center, the $3 billion lower Manhattan skyscraper the New... (source)
Survey: M&A market seen heating up
James Gallagher - Bizjournals- 05 January 2010
Small outbound drug deals likely this year
PT Jyothi Datta - Hindu Business Line- 04 January 2010
Small outbound acquisitions could be back on the radar for domestic drug companies looking out of India, but it is... (source)
Ferrero held talks with Blackstone, KKR on Cadbury, Sole says
Armorel Kenna - Bloomberg- 04 January 2010
DAR Capital to lunch regional movie fund
Priyanka Akhouri - The Financial Express- 04 January 2010
London-based international investment advisor and private equity firm DAR Capital Group is all set to launch its film funding business... (source)
Venture capitalists upbeat despite a down decade
Scott Harris - MercuryNews.com- 04 January 2010
When the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve, venture capitalists were toasting good riddance not just to 2009 but... (source)
Taxpayers face big bill as banks spurn fund to help small business
Katherine Griffiths - Times Online- 04 January 2010
VC funds shy away from green energy
EE Times - 04 January 2010
Venture capital firms foster the growth of early, innovative, start-up companies - usually high-tech companies with high growth potential. The... (source)
Following venture capital for signs of tech to come
Claire Miller - The New York Times- 04 January 2010
AIG mute on offer for its aircraft leasing unit
WJ Hennigan - Los Angeles Times- 04 January 2010
Venture capital for start-ups
Russell Emmerson - Adelaide Now- 04 January 2010
Australian start-up businesses are at risk of a foreign capital invasion that may see our inventions flow overseas, says the... (source)
Australia top of M&As, thanks to Pilbara merger
Scott Murdoch - The Australian - 04 January 2010
Bain Capital to take over 35 per cent stake in Himadri Chemicals
Domain-b.com- 04 January 2010
Private equity firm Bain Capital will invest about Rs580 crore for a stake exceeding 35 per cent in Himadri Chemicals... (source)

 
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