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Monday 12th May 2008
The management of the Noble Health Fund VCT says the decline in its net asset value (NAV) per share is due to the poor share price performance of the AIM-listed companies in its portfolio. The trust’s final results show a fall in NAV of 14 per cent to 77p over the year to January, or six per cent to 90.5p when dividends are taken into account. Read More
Wednesday 7th May 2008
Initial public offerings (IPOs) of private equity-backed companies outperform other IPOs by nine per cent in their first year of listing, according to research from Cass Business School in London. Read More
Wednesday 30th April 2008
Leisure & Media VCT, which was established by investment firm JO Hambro and chartered surveyor Humberts Leisure, will be placed in voluntary liquidation in 2009, according to its management. The company is making no new investments and has halved the size of its board in preparation for the wind-up. Read More
Tuesday 29th April 2008
Shore Capital, manager of the Puma VCTs, has said the trusts have shown resilience in the face of wider turmoil in the financial markets. In the 14 months to February, Puma VCT and Puma VCT 2 suffered falls of 3.7 and 3.5 per cent respectively in their net asset value (NAV) per share including dividends. Read More
Fountain Healthcare Partners, a Dublin-headquartered venture capitalist (VC), has closed its inaugural fund at €75 million (£59 million). Most of the money will be invested in the life science sector in Europe, with a primary focus on Ireland. Read More
Friday 25th April 2008
Eco-Solids International, a developer of technologies for treating sewage sludge, has received follow-on funding from AIM-listed investment company Low Carbon Accelerator (LCA). The firm is contributing £750,000, bringing its total investment in Eco-Solids to £1.6 million. Read More
Monday 14th April 2008
YFM Private Equity, an investor in construction software business Tekton, says that it achieved an IRR of 122 per cent from the company’s sale to LSE-listed Sage. Tekton was sold for £21 million at the end of last month, generating a return for funds managed by YFM of 2.7 times its investment, according to the firm. Read More
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Chinese VC in London float
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Managing your wealth
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UK businesses in India
Size and the City
Powering a renewable revolution
How to improve your year-end numbers
Strong deal flow to continue in mid-market
Entrepreneurial to the core
The art of smart buying
Murphy’s law
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