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			<title><![CDATA[EUROPE - IPEV reaffirms commitment to fair value]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827361</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[At a press conference in London this afternoon the International Private Equity &amp; Venture Capital Valuation board (IPEV) emphasised its support of the fair value methodology as the best measure of assessing the value of private equity portfolio companies and funds]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:58:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[SPAIN - Talde invests EUR 1m into Neos Surgery]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827359</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[Talde Capital, through its fund Sendogi Capital, has invested EUR 1m into neurosurgery devices specialist Neos Surgery]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:57:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[ITALY - Argos and MPS acquire Renel Care]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827357</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[A consortium led by Argos Soditic and MPS Venture has signed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Sorin business unit Renal Care]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:37:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[ITALY - Leonardo walks away from BS deal]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827356</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[Banca Leonardo has decided not to honour its contract to acquire a 20% stake in BS Private Equity (BSPE)]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[GERMANY - HTGF et al. backs United Maps ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827338</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[High-Tech Gr&uuml;nderfonds, Bayern Kapital and SpaceTec Capital Partners have made an undisclosed investment into cartography start-up United Maps GmbH]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[UK - KKR appoints director of European corporate affairs]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827241</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[KKR has appointed Ludo Bammens as director of European Corporate Affairs]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:44:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[AUSTRIA - Gilde Buy Out Partners acquires Powerlines ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827240</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[Gilde Buy Out Partners has agreed to acquire technical infrastructure services company Powerlines Group in a secondary buyout from Invest Equity for an undisclosed amount]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:36:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[UK - Impax hires two]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827229</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[Impax Group has appointed Victor Juttmann and Caroline Barraclough as investment manager and marketing manager respectively]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:12:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[SWEDEN - Nordic Capital closes on EUR 4.3bn]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827228</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[Nordic Capital has held a final close of its seventh fund, Nordic Capital VII, having secured EUR 4]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:07:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[UK - Nova appoints new board member]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827175</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[Nova Capital Management has appointed David Carman to its board]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:22:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[GERMANY/UK - Riverside-backed Sage makes fourth acquisition ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827190</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[Riverside Company-backed international communications company Sage Holdings has acquired Capital Precision, a UK-based provider of capital markets intelligence]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:32:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[FINLAND - Sofinnova et al. inject EUR 40m into Blyk]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827186</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[Existing investors Sofinnova Partners, IFIC, Goldman Sachs and private individuals have invested EUR 40m into Finnish mobile network for young people, Blyk]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:18:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[IRELAND - Irish goverment in talks with private equity]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827179</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[The Irish government has been reported as being in talks with private investors from outside the country regarding a possible investment into its banking sector, with US-based JC Flowers thought to be amongst the interested parties]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[GERMANY - ATS et al. invest EUR 65m into GANYMED]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827178</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[ATS Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH has participated in a EUR 65m financing round for biopharmaceutical company GANYMED Pharmaceuticals AG, alongside Future Capital AG, MIG Verwaltungs AG, and private investors]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:57:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[NETHERLANDS - Derks Star Busmann appoints partner]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827167</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[CMS Derks Star Busmann&rsquo;s Banking &amp; Finance practice has appointed Bauke Falkena as partner]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:34:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[FRANCE - CAPE and Demeter invest EUR 3m into Methaneo]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827134</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[Cr&eacute;dit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) and Demeter Partners have each invested EUR 1]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[PORTUGAL - Explorer acquires Companhia das Sandes]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827127</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[Explorer Investments has acquired fast food business Grupo Companhia das Sandes from the founder Pedro Luz]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:27:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[GERMANY - BayernLB Private Equity backs MBO of RSA]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827120</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[BayernLB Private Equity has backed the&nbsp;management buyout&nbsp;of&nbsp;industrial machinery company RSA Entgrat- u Trenn-Systeme GmbH &amp; Co KG]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[SWEDEN - Ledstiernan-backed Metrima sells Home Solutions]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827117</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[Ledstiernan-backed Metrima, a developer of products and systems for multi-type measurement of energy, has sold its subsidiary Home Solutions in order to streamline its operations]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:13:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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			<title><![CDATA[GERMANY - bm-t backs DJTUNES]]></title>
			<link>http://www.unquote.com/public/showPage.html?page=unquote_portal_story&amp;tempPageName=827115</link> 
			<description><![CDATA[bm-t beteiligungsmanagement th&uuml;ringen GmbH, alongside business angel Professor Dr Karlheinz Brandenburg, has backed music portal DJTUNES]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:10:00 +0000</pubDate> 
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