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Private equity suffered its worst year on record in 2008
Martin Arnold - Financial Times - 31 July 2009
The private equity industry suffered its worst year on record in 2008, as its investments lost almost 30 per cent... (source)
Venture capitalists urge Ottawa to probe Nortel deal
Paul Vieira - Financial Post - 31 July 2009
The lobby group representing Canada's venture capitalists is calling on Ottawa to develop a "comprehensive" national technology strategy in light... (source)
P&G sells Japan osteoporosis drug rights to Ajinomoto
Reuters - 31 July 2009
Procter & Gamble has agreed to sell the Japan rights to an osteoporosis drug to Ajinomoto Co Inc for $210... (source)
Shed directors renew buy-out talks
Jules Grant - C21Media.net - 31 July 2009
Transatlantic production group Shed Media has confirmed that its executive directors are working with private equity firms on another possible... (source)
VC exits in first half lowest since 2007
Deepti Chaudhary - Livemint - 31 July 2009
MTN rises before exclusive talks deadline with Bharti
Janice Kew - Bloomberg - 31 July 2009
Anil Ambani, Kumar Birla to float PE funds
Baiju Kalesh & Satish John - Livemint - 31 July 2009
Webcam inventor eyes venture capital round
Ben Fountain - Business Weekly - 31 July 2009
The serial entrepreneur behind the invention of the webcam and the founding of Cambridge success story, Displaylink is set to...(source)
New ruler of the private equity roost
Martin Arnold - Financial Times - 31 July 2009
Veronica Eng will cement her position as one of the most powerful women in European private equity by taking over...(source)
Bidders are lining up for Areva T&D - paper
Reuters - 31 July 2009
Candidates are lining up to buy French nuclear group Areva's T&D unit, French newspaper La Tribune said, citing four names...(source)

  Features
Equity investments – VC funds bet big on listed firms
Sanat Vallikappen - Mint
The trend of venture capital firms looking at growth equity investments including those in listed entities, is fast catching on....
PE funds choose open markets to exit; they are making money too
Madhav A Chanchani - VCCircle.com
Number of PEs who invested in 2004-2005 has chosen to exit, following the election of a strong pro-reform...

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