Financing

Could high-yield bonds tackle the refinancing wall?

The wall of refinancing, the burden of LBO debt set to mature in the next two years, is uncomfortably close, leaving the private equity industry to come up with a new structured product...

unquote | 08 Feb 2012
Could high-yield bonds tackle the refinancing wall?
Debt providers: “One-stop shops” gaining ground

Debt providers: “One-stop shops” gaining ground

Faced with a tough bank lending environment, PE houses are increasingly turning to “one-stop shops” to leverage their deals. Indeed, alternative debt providers are looking forward to...

unquote | 20 Jan 2012 | secure
Leverage in 2012: liquidity still a concern

Leverage in 2012: liquidity still a concern

The latter months of 2011 have been characterised by diminishing liquidity and a great deal of volatility in financial markets, and it is these two interplaying factors that will perform...

unquote | 15 Dec 2011 | secure

Ian Brown to lead Acquisition Finance at Lloyds

Ian Brown has been appointed to head up the Acquisition finance division of Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets. Brown was formerly Head of European Origination for Lloyds.

unquote | 30 Nov 2011 | secure
Debt fears see all-equity investments wane

Debt fears see all-equity investments wane

The economic climate should be a hotbed for all-equity investments, but the data disagrees. Anneken Tappe reports

unquote | 17 Nov 2011

Antea buys stake in trading specialist

Antea has bough a 33.3% stake in Amsterdam Capital Trading Group.

Benelux unquote | 11 Nov 2011 | secure
Syndication woes spell trouble for German buyouts

Syndication woes spell trouble for German buyouts

At a time when many GPs have finished divesting their vintage portfolios and are looking for fresh investments, the German leverage market is experiencing difficulties with loan syndication...

DACH unquote | 23 Aug 2011 | secure
PE firms creating bidding wars over contingent forwards

PE firms creating bidding wars over contingent forwards

Deal-contingent trades, which allow PE houses to hedge their FX risk, have seen a strong revival recently, creating stiff competition among banks.

unquote | 22 Aug 2011 | secure
Mezzanine: Waiting for the rain

Mezzanine: Waiting for the rain

Mezzanine players have endured a drought for some time now. The first rain clouds may just have appeared on the horizon, as Emanuel Eftimiu finds out.

unquote | 27 May 2011
PE "at a disadvantage" – Takeover Panel

PE "at a disadvantage" – Takeover Panel

Speaking on behalf of the BVCA, CEO Mark Florman said: “The proposed change to the Takeover Code of a 28-day ‘put up or shut up’ limit creates a new, un-level playing field between cash...

UK unquote | 20 May 2011 | secure

Terra Firma planning £475m Odeon bond issue

Terra Firma is planning to refinance is Odean and UCI Cinema business with a £475m bond sale, according to reports.

UK unquote | 10 May 2011 | secure

3i Debt Management borne out of MIM deal

3i has reinforced itself as a diversified asset manager with today’s introduction of 3i Debt Management (3iDM).

unquote | 16 Feb 2011 | secure

Investec expands private equity offering

Invest Growth & Acquisition Finance has added senior debt and preferred equity to its core stable of lending facilities for private equity transactions.

UK unquote | 19 Nov 2010 | secure

Apollo makes offer for BHF Bank

Apollo Management has made an offer for BHF Bank, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank.

DACH unquote | 10 Nov 2010 | secure
Basel III: Capital requirements and the cost of leverage

Basel III: Capital requirements and the cost of leverage

The Basel III banking regulations took a major step forward over the weekend when central bankers agreed on the latest set of rules to prevent future financial crises. Higher capital...

unquote | 13 Sep 2010 | secure
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Southern Europe unquote" February 2012

Spain calls them mileuristas, temporary workers earning at most €1,000 per month. In Italy they are the precari, so-called due to...

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Nordic unquote" February 2012

In the unquote” Nordic Private Equity Index only 4% of respondents believe that the Eurozone crisis will have a major impact on...

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France unquote” February 2012

French buyout house PAI partners has confirmed it is aiming to raise a £3bn fund this year – potentially staging a comeback following...

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UK & Ireland unquote” February 2012

With changes to the Takeover Code only just starting to bed in within the UK, Labour leader Ed Miliband has already suggested additional...

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Benelux unquote” November/December 2011

Secondary buyouts will dominate the market for the foreseeable future, say 47% of respondents to a Grant Thornton survey. It is...

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Deutsche unquote” November/December 2011

Around two fifths of GPs believe that their next fund will be larger than the current one, according to research from Investec.

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Regional barometer 2011

unquote" Regional mid-market barometer

The latest unquote" Regional mid-market barometer, produced in association with LDC, shows both volume and value recovered in 2010...

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European Buyout Review 2011

European Buyout Review is the premier reference resource for private equity investors, advisers and leveraged financiers in Europe.......

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Nordic unquote” Private Equity Index 60-second survey

Halfway through 2011 the Nordic private equity market has remained on its recovery path with improving macro indicators and healthier...

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unquote" Private Equity Barometer - Q4 2010

Preliminary figures released today in the Q4 2010 unquote" Private Equity Barometer (published by unquote" and sponsored by Candover...

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South Africa Report 2011

unquote” South Africa Report 2011

The latest unquote" South Africa Report is now available to download. This year’s edition looks at the prevailing trends in the...

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UK activity dips in final quarter

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