Mid-market buyout
Sector specialisation increasingly appears as an attractive way to stand out in a tough market. But can generalists successfully make the transition – and will it necessarily win over...
Edouard Thomazeau and Thibaut de Chassey - two former partners at French GP AtriA Capital Partenaires - have launched a new mid-cap firm. De Chassey talks to Greg Gille about the firm’s...
LPs hold out high hopes for Europe’s mid-market. However GPs must strategize carefully. Kimberly Romaine reports from Budapest.
Pemberton Capital has announced the launch of its maiden fund, Pemberton European Services Fund I, with a €500m target.
The mini-boom witnessed in the first half of this year was largely driven by a rush to put money to work – but it has left its mark on valuations, with PE paying more than corporates...
While France, the UK, Sweden and Italy have completed multiple deals over the €1bn mark in 2011, Germany is lagging behind. Susannah Birkwood finds out why
Following strong signs of recovery in 2010, the UK mid-market had stalled this year, according to the latest unquote” Regional Mid-Market Barometer, in association with LDC.
Propped up by a strong third quarter, European buyout activity should exceed the overall value invested in 2008 by the end of this year, but may fall short volume-wise. Greg Gille reports...
Amid a modest overall recovery for European buyouts, the mid-market space has so far performed strongly in 2011. Greg Gille investigates
Apax France has closed its latest mid-cap fund on €700m.
Pan-European GP Alpha has announced the first close of its latest mid-cap buyout fund at around €500m.
Strategies, opportunities, fundraising... Eric Bismuth, president of mid-cap buyout house Montefiore Investment, talks to Greg Gille about the state of the French mid-market.
French mid-market GP Chequers Capital has announced the final close of its latest fund on a €850m hard cap.
Pioneer Point Partners has expanded its London-based team with three new investment professionals: Jens Düing, Edoardo Luciani and Cyril Gautier.
Astorg Partners has closed its fifth fund on a €1.05bn hard-cap.
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