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EVCA appoints new head of communications

The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has appointed Emma Thorpe as its head of communications.

unquote | 30 Jan 2012 | secure
Revision of pension funds directive threatens PE industry

Revision of pension funds directive threatens PE industry

Proposed changes to the regulatory requirements of European pension funds could lead to a loss of more than a third of investments in funds, leaving the private equity industry wary...

unquote | 05 Jan 2012

EU proposes venture capital-friendly fundraising rules

New EU Action Plan proposes to increase funding of SMEs with the help of venture capital funds.

unquote | 08 Dec 2011 | secure
Growth funding: is it all downhill from here?

Growth funding: is it all downhill from here?

Expansion and early-stage deal numbers declined steadily in Q3 2011, leaving the industry expecting a grim final quarter of the year. Anneken Tappe reports

unquote | 07 Dec 2011 | secure
BVCA: AIFMD “still damaging”

BVCA: AIFMD “still damaging”

The BVCA foresees new regulations dawning on the financial services sector will have substantial negative effects on private equity if policy effectiveness is not guaranteed. Anneken...

unquote | 25 Nov 2011

Industry comments on ESMA's AIFMD advice

European regulator ESMA has published its final technical advice to the European Commission on the AIFMD's Level 2 implementing measures.

unquote | 18 Nov 2011 | secure
Leverage drives up prices, not returns

Leverage drives up prices, not returns

PE pays more for assets than trade, with the debt lining vendors’ coffers rather than enhancing buyers’ returns, according to a recent study. Kimberly Romaine reports.

unquote | 21 Oct 2011 | secure
LPs: Crisis overstated – mid-market offers best prospects

LPs: Crisis overstated – mid-market offers best prospects

LPs hold out high hopes for Europe’s mid-market. However GPs must strategize carefully. Kimberly Romaine reports from Budapest.

unquote | 19 Oct 2011 | secure
Venture’s global outlook drives success

Venture’s global outlook drives success

Europe may gradually and finally be shedding its image as the ugly duckling of alternative assets investment opportunities. Kimberly Romaine reports from Budapest.

unquote | 18 Oct 2011 | secure
unquote” summit: 75% of historical LP base impacted by regulation

unquote” summit: 75% of historical LP base impacted by regulation

Greg Gille reports direct from unquote's 20th anniversary private equity summit in London.

unquote | 22 Sep 2011 | secure
Save the date: unquote” 20th anniversary summit

Save the date: unquote” 20th anniversary summit

Invaluable market insight and A-list networking: the unquote” team looks forward to welcoming you at its 20th anniversary summit on September 22.

unquote | 13 Sep 2011 | secure
Interview: Javier Echarri

Interview: Javier Echarri

Having spent 10 years at the helm of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA), Javier Echarri is roundly considered one of the world's most influential people in private equity...

unquote | 04 Aug 2011 | secure
Getting on the map: Awareness of PE in the business community

Getting on the map: Awareness of PE in the business community

The industry’s efforts to engage with the public have borne fruit, but EVCA’s Hoppner points out it is also circumstantial, with a lack of leverage driving demand for the asset. Greg...

unquote | 29 Jul 2011
AIFMD – Parallel LP funds and the importance of PR

AIFMD – Parallel LP funds and the importance of PR

Susannah Birkwood speaks to HarbourVest's Amanda McCrystal and EVCA's new chairman, Karsten Langer, in Barcelona, about the implications of the AIFMD on the private equity industry.

unquote | 17 Jun 2011 | secure
Guernsey and the AIFMD: Directing the Directive

Guernsey and the AIFMD: Directing the Directive

Having set so much in motion already, Guernsey's optimism over meeting the first deadline for private placement regimes (to continue marketing across European jurisdictions up until 2015...

unquote | 10 Jun 2011 | secure
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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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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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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

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

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