Monthly Archives: September 2003
Investor moves signal belief in economic recovery ; FTSE 250: 5,687.3 (+41.5); FTSE SmallCap: 2,429.5 (+10)
London’s blue-chips marked time yesterday, but there was evidence that investors returning after the holidays were backing an economic recovery. Good volume – 3.5 billion shares changed hands -further gains for the less-defensively weighted mid-cap FTSE 250 and a leader […]
KVS Secures $17 Million in Series B Financing Led By FTVentures and Index Ventures; Funding Based on Record Growth and Accelerating Demand For Email Management and Content Archiving Systems
ARLINGTON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 3, 2003–Content archiving and email management solutions provider, KVS Inc., today announced that it has secured Series B financing of $17 million (GBP 10.63million). The round was led by new investors Index Ventures and FTVentures and joined […]
GAIN Capital Announces Series C Investment From Tudor Ventures
WARREN, NJ — (MARKET WIRE) — 09/03/2003 — GAIN Capital, the premier source for online currency trading (www.gaincapital.com), announced today the successful completion of its most recentinvestment round, totaling $10 million. The equity investment was made by Tudor Ventures, the […]
KVS Secures $17 Million in Series B Financing Led By FTVentures and Index Ventures; Funding Based on Record Growth and Accelerating Demand For Email Management and Content Archiving Systems
ARLINGTON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 3, 2003–Content archiving and email management solutions provider, KVS Inc., today announced that it has secured Series B financing of $17 million (GBP 10.63million). The round was led by new investors Index Ventures and FTVentures and joined […]
GAIN Capital Announces Series C Investment From Tudor Ventures
GAIN Capital, the premier source for online currency trading (www.gaincapital.com), announced today the successful completion of its most recent investment round, totaling $10 million. The equity investment was made by Tudor Ventures, the venture capital and private equity arm of […]
$669,970 Invested in Kentucky Technology Companies
<body.content> <block> <p>LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ — The Innovation Group of Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC), announced today that it has invested$669,970 in Kentucky technology companies.</p> <p>The Innovation Group manages the Commercialization Investment Fund (CIF), a series of […]
Fortis Prime Fund Solutions Links Worldwide Investor Services Through webMethods Integration Platform
<body.content> <block> <p>AMSTERDAM, Netherlands and FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ — webMethods, Inc. , the leading provider of integration software enabling Global BusinessVisibility(TM), today announced that Fortis Prime Fund Solutions selected the webMethods Integration Platform to centralize and further automate […]
Ailsa Capital hedge unit reaches end of the line
AILSA Capital, the hedge fund manager run by one-time Standard Life chief investment manager John Thomson, was wound up on Friday less than two years after it began operations. Neil Smeaton and Piers Watson, who managed its Ailsa US Equity […]
Hedge fund closure casts doubt on Abbey’s Glasgow operation; Bank fails to give long-term commitment to retain (pounds) 28.9bn asset management unit
ABBEY National is axing its ambitious Talorcan hedge fund business – raising serious doubts about the future of its wider (pounds) 28.9bn asset management operation in Glasgow. It shied clear last night of declaring a long-term commitment to retaining a […]
Invest in Florida’s Future – Register Now to Attend Innovation Florida 2003 Early Stage Capital Conference
ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 2, 2003–The Central Florida Innovation Corporation (CFIC) presents Innovation Florida 2003 – An Early Stage Capital Raising Conference, on Thursday, September25, 2003. The event is sponsored by Akerman Senterfitt, American Venture Magazine, Business Wire and the University […]
Invest in Florida’s Future – Register Now to Attend Innovation Florida 2003 Early Stage Capital Conference
ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 2, 2003–The Central Florida Innovation Corporation (CFIC) presents Innovation Florida 2003 – An Early Stage Capital Raising Conference, on Thursday, September25, 2003. The event is sponsored by Akerman Senterfitt, American Venture Magazine, Business Wire and the University […]
3 Rivers Venture Fair Supports PA Gov. Rendell’s Economic Stimulus Plan; Presenting Life Sciences and Information Technology Companies to Raise Millions in Venture Capital, Increase International Investment Rates, and Create New Jobs
<body.content> <block> <p>HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ — On behalf of Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell, Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary DennisYablonsky today embraced the economic initiatives being made by the second annual 3 Rivers Venture Fair in Pittsburgh […]