Brussels, 28/07/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has initiated a formal examination procedure on State aid concerning Viridian Growth Fund, a new venture-capital fund operating in Northern Ireland. In September 1999, the British authorities had notified a new system of aid linked to the creation and operations of the Viridian Fund for which additional information was provided in January, March and June 2000. The partners of the Fund are the Department for Enterprise, Trade and...