Videos

Luke Johnson: BGF is 'wrong'; covenants key to PE's success

“The Business Growth Fund is wrong in terms of its pitch,” says Luke Johnson, co-founder of Risk Capital Partners in a video interview with Kimberly Romaine.

unquote | 05 Aug 2011
Luke Johnson: BGF is 'wrong'; covenants key to PE's success
Video: De-risking pension liabilities

Video: De-risking pension liabilities

Emanuel Eftimiu speaks to Kelvin Wilson, Associate Director, Grant Thornton about defined pension fund liabilities and what they mean for private equity buyers.

unquote | 29 Jun 2011

LDC's Darryl Eales on the UK mid-market

LDC's Darryl Eales on the UK mid-market

Emanuel Eftimiu speaks to LDC CEO Darryl Eales about the latest developments in the UK mid-market, and gives his views on what 2011 will bring.

unquote | 28 Feb 2011

Video Interview: 3i's Michael Queen

Video Interview: 3i's Michael Queen

The private equity landscape has changed since the financial crisis, and firms will need to adopt new strategies to make a success of their portfolio companies, according to 3i's chief executive, Michael Queen.

unquote | 23 Nov 2010

Southern Europe: Investing in family value

Southern Europe: Investing in family value

Investindustrial's Carlo Umberto Bonomi speaks to Francinia Protti-Alvarez about the private equity market in Spain and Italy. He says the market is extremely promising, despite having faced difficulties in recent years.

Southern Europe unquote | 01 Jun 2010

European buyouts: SBOs drive market activity

European buyouts: SBOs drive market activity

The European private equity market remained flat in early 2010, according to figures from the latest unquote" Private Equity Barometer.

unquote | 12 May 2010

Private equity and responsible investment

Private equity and responsible investment

LPs have learnt from the public scrutiny of their listed investments that environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues can impact on the success of their investments. Now, private equity fund managers are following suit.

unquote | 08 Mar 2010 | screening image | secure

Fundraising to remain difficult in 2010

Fundraising to remain difficult in 2010

Following a very difficult fundraising year in 2009, placement agents anticipate a busy year ahead as many GPs are expected back on the fundraising trail. That said, allocations from LPs are likely to remain constrained.

unquote | 02 Mar 2010

CEE market update

CEE market update

Despite a retrenchment of London- and New York-based GPs from the CEE market, competition on the ground has not seen a commensurate decrease. This is down to a remaining strong core of local players, according to Advent International director Dan Morgan...

unquote | 23 Feb 2010 | screening image

IPOs: much ado about nothing

IPOs: much ado about nothing

In the latest unquote” video interview, ECI Partner’s Charlie Johnstone gives his view on the exit markets. As such he expects an increase in exits as the year progresses, with secondary and trade sales likely to be more dominant than IPOs.

unquote | 16 Feb 2010 | screening image | secure

unquote" video: reviewing restructurings

unquote" video: reviewing restructurings

Speaking in a new video interview, Dechert's Corinna Mitchell suggests that 2010 is set to be another tough year plagued by portfolio company restructurings and write-downs.

unquote | 10 Feb 2010 | screening image | secure

The secondaries market

The secondaries market

Unquote's Kimberly Romaine takes a closer look at the secondaries market with managing director of Campbell Lutyens, Andrew Sealey

unquote | 01 Feb 2010 | screening image

Going for growth

Going for growth

Louis Elson, co-founder and managing partner of Palamon Capital Partner talks to Rikke Eckhoff about the benefits of the growth capital model in a financial crisis.

unquote | 01 Feb 2010 | secure

Buyouts 2009: The year of lost opportunities

Buyouts 2009: The year of lost opportunities

Despite plenty of "dry powder," 2009 ranks as one of the worst years in private equity history. Eckhoff and Eftimiu present unquote"s European Buyout Review

unquote | 01 Feb 2010 | screening image | secure

The UK mid-market

The UK mid-market

Kimberly Romaine talks to ECI Partners' Ken Landsberg

unquote | 29 Jan 2010 | screening image | secure

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France unquote

France unquote" January 2012

Troubled French mid-cap GP AtriA Capital Partenaires has merged with counterpart Naxicap.

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UK & Ireland unquote” 8 January 2012

The EU is proposing changes to the directive on Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORP) that would impose Solvency...

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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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Southern Europe unquote” November 2011

Spain was again home to some of Europe’s largest deals in October, with two deals valued at several hundred million euros.

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Nordics unquote

Nordic unquote" October 2011

After a promising start, buyout activity in Europe might slow down even further in the fourth quarter of 2011 and risks falling...

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Reports & statistics

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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Nordics unquote

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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candoverbarometer

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

The UK private equity market dipped in the final quarter of 2010, despite widespread optimism, according to the latest unquote”...

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