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Funds ‘too conservative’ in valuations

Private equity firms are more 'conservative' than 'optimistic' in valuations, with about 75 per cent underestimating final rates of return in the first year of investment, research reveals.

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Investors exit Nanotech after acquisition

Venture capital firm Pond has made a fourth exit of a portfolio company in six months after Gennum Corporation's acquisition of Nanotech Semiconductor for $34 million (£20.8 million).

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DFJ Esprit earns some TLC with fourth exit

Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit is in bullish mood after selling The Listening Company (TLC), a communications outsourcer, to UK conglomerate Serco for £55.9 million.

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Three year-end exits for Pond

Pond Venture Partners has announced the venture capital firm exited three portfolio companies in the final quarter of last year.

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Dawn Capital backs Optimalprint

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Moulton backs Founders Club

The Founders Club, a venture capital 'equity exchange' fund, has won backing from investors including outspoken private equity boss Jon Moulton.

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Leisure seekers

We look to invest in businesses which are resilient to economic shocks, and our companies in the leisure sector have generally proved to be just that, writes Henry Stanford of Albion Ventures.

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UK lacks venture capital industry, says James Caan 

Dragons’ Den investor James Caan claims a scarcity of venture capital backing is stunting the growth of ambitious British businesses.

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Jaeggi to chair The Founders Club

A network of VC-backed entrepreneurs who agree to share profits from their exits has appointed private equity chief André Jaeggi as group chairman.

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A steady hand: David Hall

A question-and-answer session with David Hall, the managing director of venture capital firm YFM.

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Interview with Patrick Reeve of Albion Ventures

Away from the City, Patrick Reeve can be found at archaeological excavations around Kent, trowel in hand, scraping at the mud to try and find a Roman relic or two.

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Government VC funds lose millions

Public sector-backed venture capital funds in the UK have delivered annualised returns as low as minus 15.7 per cent.

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