::Eureka Private Equity::

IKANO Communications, Inc., a leading provider of private-label, wholesale and retail Internet services, has obtained $22.5 million of long term... (source)

Bioconnect Systems completes $8M Series A financing
Venture Capital News- 05 April 2007

Bioconnect Systems, Inc. announced today that the company has raised $8 million in Series A financing. Bioconnect's initial product platform,... (source)

Private equity activity surges
Gareth Vaughan - The Dominion Post- 05 April 2007

A trend of private equity and venture capital groups buying businesses from each other is expected to develop as these... (source)

Puma shares surge on bid talk from PPR-Traders
Eva Kuehnen & Nick Antonovics - Reuters- 05 April 2007

Shares in Puma rose almost 10 percent on Thursday on market talk the French, furniture-to-luxury-handbags group PPR could launch a... (source)

Colony says Carrefour can get $40 billion from land
Edward Evans & Ladka Bauerova - Bloomberg- 04 April 2007

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Blackstone pulls out of rival bid for TXU
James Politi - The Australian- 04 April 2007

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Fortress agrees to buy Alea for 162 million pounds
Ben Livesey & Jon Menon - Bloomberg- 04 April 2007

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U.K. regulator may relax rules on hedge-fund share sales
David Clarke - Bloomberg- 04 April 2007

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Hot for hotels: private equity buyers eye hospitality leaders
Jillian Ambroz - CoStar Group- 04 April 2007

Only a few years ago, hotel IPOs were all the rage with companies making their debuts as REITs as investors... (source)

Newly combined medical startups raise $20M
San Jose Business Journal- 04 April 2007

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Xoft raises $33M in fourth round
San Francisco Business Times- 04 April 2007

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Packer, Macquarie bid $1.2 billion for Canada casinos
Miriam Steffens - Bloomberg- 04 April 2007

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3i wants big stakes in three mid-caps
Reuters- 04 April 2007

Venture capital firm 3i Group is looking to buy large stakes in three middle-sized UK companies in the next 18... (source)

EasyGroup to build budget hotels, offices in India
Pooja Thakur & Louisa Nesbitt - Bloomberg- 04 April 2007

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Danger sign for banks in private-equity deals
David Faber - CNBC.com- 04 April 2007

One sign that the flurry of private-equity deals may have reached a top is the rapid growth of the so-called... (source)

German small-company shares lead gains in Europe on takeovers
Henrietta Rumberger & Christiane Markwort - Bloomberg- 04 April 2007

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KKR's Maughan expects Japan's private equity market to grow
Mariko Yasu - Bloomberg- 04 April 2007

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MicroCHIPS receives equity investment from leading pharmaceutical company
Business Wire- 03 April 2007

MicroCHIPS, Inc., a leading developer of innovative drug delivery and biosensing devices, today announced a $13.4 million round of investment... (source)

Cipio Partners to acquire a portfolio of venture capital investments from Siemens
Trading Markets- 03 April 2007

On Tuesday, investment management firm Cipio Partners announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of... (source)

Starwood may be tempted by buyout after CEO exit
Reuters- 03 April 2007

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. may be tempted by the lure of buyout offers after Chief Executive Steven Heyer... (source)

KCP sells itself to private equity fund for $493-million
Richard Blackwell - The Globe and Mail- 03 April 2007

KCP Income Fund, the Toronto bleach and consumer products manufacturer taken public five years ago, has become the latest income... (source)

Veda gives go-ahead to private equity bid
Kate Perry - The Dominion Post- 03 April 2007

Spiralling costs at its New Zealand bureau have not dampened the appeal of credit bureau Veda Advantage, formerly Baycorp Advantage,... (source)

Taxing private equity
International Herald Tribune- 03 April 2007

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Spurned Macquarie calls for Alinta bid scrutiny
Mathew Murphy - The Age- 03 April 2007

Macquarie Bank and Alinta are in a stand-off over the energy company's rejection of its takeover offer in favour of... (source)

New global brand identity for Appleby Hunter Bailhache
Private Equity Wire- 03 April 2007

Appleby Hunter Bailhache has changed its name to Appleby with effect from 1 Apr 2007. The combined name of... (source)

UK corporates confident about competing with private equity firms in M&A auctions according to new survey
Private Equity Wire- 03 April 2007

The majority of UK corporates (71%) are optimistic about competing against private equity houses in the current M&A market, according... (source)

ICAP plc sells Exotix stake to employees and Spencer-controlled firm
Private Equity Wire- 03 April 2007

ICAP plc has reduced its stake in specialist emerging markets broker and arranger Exotix Ltd by 58% following a... (source)

Hercules Lifts Waterfront
Ken Schachter - Red Herring- 03 April 2007

Publicly-traded Hercules Technology Growth Capital has extended a recent investment streak with an $8 million venture debt deal with Brooklyn-based... (source)

Cisco invests in Russia
Cassimir Medford - Red Herring- 03 April 2007

Cisco Systems is getting a VC foothold in Russia. The network equipment market leader on Tuesday said that it has hired... (source)

Solar Tops Q1 Cleantech Investment
Adena DeMonte - Red Herring- 03 April 2007

Venture capitalists and private equity firms poured more than $2.2 billion into the clean energy companies in the first quarter... (source)

Global Crossing may be attractive to private equity
Amy Thomson - Bloomberg- 03 April 2007

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TXU: No one has topped KKR bid
Elizabeth Souder - Dallas Morning News- 03 April 2007

Despite interest from 70 potential investors, TXU Corp. said Monday that no one has topped a $45 billion offer for... (source)

A prescription for success: chemist OKs $24bn KKR bid
Tom Braithwaite - The Australian- 02 April 2007

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Quovadx says agrees to be acquired by venture capital
Reuters- 02 April 2007

Software company Quovadx Inc. said it agreed to be acquired by Quartzite Holdings Inc., a unit of venture capital and... (source)

Shell and Coller Capital in new technology funding partnership
New Technology Magazine- 02 April 2007

Royal Dutch Shell has announced the sale of 45% of the newly created Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 BV, an... (source)

VCs aim to out-angel the Angels
Aaron Ricadela - BusinessWeek- 02 April 2007

With the emergence of a new breed of wealthy investor, venture capitalists are boosting their early-stage investments in startups. For... (source)

First Data to be acquired by KKR
Business Wire- 02 April 2007

First Data Corp. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Kohlberg... (source)