"The upside seems to me to be considerable."The view was echoed by past chairman Stephen Curran who said closer attention should have been paid to stress testing the company's covenants and could have allowed the board to launch a rights issue earlier and at a higher share price.Candover shares had lost 97 percent of their value by the end of March, before staging a recovery in April They stood 2.3 percent lower at 291 pence at 11:09 a.m. Pleasant, South Carolina for her character"Bubby and his service dog Aubrey"--Meg Sheeran of Worcester, Massachusetts for her character "PrestonMcPanda"--Amy Solov of South Easton, Massachusetts for her character "KristyStar"--Eliana Yopp of Santee, California for her character "Alana"--Charlie Zimmerman of Delaware, Ohio for his character "FrankieSalvador"For more information about the ARTHUR/All Kids Can Character Search, pleasevisit pbskidsgo /arthur/allkidscan.Funding for the "ARTHUR/All Kids Can Character Search" is provided by CVSCaremark.About ARTHURARTHUR, based on Marc Brown's best-selling books, is the highest rated weekdaychildren's series on PBS among children 6-11 (Source: For PBS, NTIPocketpiece, October 2007-June 2008). However, due to a separation of the two entities, it has no say in how Candover Partners spends shareholders' money."The only decision the board makes is whether to invest alongside the funds," said Grimstone. "We have no say in the investments or realizations and it is a very unsatisfactory position."He said it is now clear that too much investing was done by Candover Partners in 2008 and the pace of realizations was too low.Candover Partners bought oil-field services company Expro in 2008 alongside Goldman Sachs for 1.8 billion pounds. It also acquired a 40 percent stake in fitness equipment supplier Technogym and paid 1.7 million euros for Dutch engineering conglomerate Stork.(additional reporting by Joel Dimmock; Editing by Jon Loades-Carter and David Cowell) Deals.

EDT.Candover Partners managing partner Marek Gumienny told the AGM that while three of the firm's 18 portfolio companies were facing covenant issues, 12 were performing above plan in the first quarter of 2009 and ahead of the same period last year.But he admitted the firm's strategy was "inappropriate" going into a downturn.Candover Investments is the listed parent to Candover Partners and is a cornerstone investor in its funds. Deals"Clearly Candover is not in good shape and I and your board apologize for that," chairman Gerry Grimstone told the group's AGM.He said the company had received several expressions of interest, ranging from proposals to acquire it for cash or for a mixture of cash and shares to plans for third parties to take a minority stake.Grimstone added that all the approaches were still subject to due diligence, and there was no guarantee on any particular outcome.Candover said in March it was no longer in a position to invest in its own 2008 fund, throwing the future of the firm into doubt. The firm had previously pledged to put 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) into its planned 5 billion euro fund."To sell out at the bottom of the market is probably a mistake," said one shareholder from the floor. The Zero S costs 9,000 pounds ($13,500), or about twice what its petrol-powered equivalent might cost.(Editing by Paul Casciato) Lifestyle.

LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity group Candover Investments Plc (CDI.L) said it had received approaches to acquire the company outright or to buy a minority stake as it looks to salvage the value in its investment portfolio. It will do between 40 and 60 miles on a single electric charge.This of course cuts out long trips, although most owners will probably stay in town, where it excels, and keep topping the battery up regularly so they are not embarrassed by having to push the bike to the nearest electrical outlet.When the bike is plugged into the mains, charging it up equates to about one penny a mile in running costs, which is certainly cheaper than fuelling up a petrol-driven bike.Sadly, what is not cheaper is the price. With its frame constructed of aircraft-grade aluminum and other high quality components, it's also an attractive-looking machine."We've had people put their motorcycles in their living rooms," Saiki said.If most electric vehicles are the motoring equivalent of muesli, this bike is more like a martini.It runs almost silently, which can be a little alarming. I came up behind a small group of people on bicycles, who had no idea I was there until I sped past them.One of the Zero's limitations is its range.