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Water investing: money on tap?

Water is back on tap as two companies in the area have generated interest from private equity this week, reports Deborah Sterescu.

UK unquote | 05 Feb 2010
Water investing: money on tap?
Advent latest to hunt on Warsaw Exchange

Advent latest to hunt on Warsaw Exchange

Advent's EUR 100m buyout of WsiP marks the second take-private in two months from one of Europe's busiest stock markets. But why are investors choosing Warsaw? Kimberly Romaine reports

CEE unquote | 02 Feb 2010 | secure
Sale now on: Permira lines up £500m DFS acquisition

Sale now on: Permira lines up £500m DFS acquisition

With Permira interested in a £500m buyout of furniture retailer DFS, could this be a return to form for a sector that has seen a slew of failures over the past 18 months? Deborah Sterescu......

unquote | 01 Feb 2010 | secure
Survitec deal bodes strong year for buyouts

Survitec deal bodes strong year for buyouts

This week's foursome of sizable buyouts have put Europe on course to reach EUR 40bn for 2010, 50% larger than 2009's dire figure, writes Kimberly Romaine.

unquote | 29 Jan 2010 | secure
SBOs: To Xafinity and beyond

SBOs: To Xafinity and beyond

Duke Street’s sale of employee benefits company Xafinity to Advent International marks the second major secondary buyout in as many days. With the buyout market currently a dichotomy between......

unquote | 28 Jan 2010
SBOs replace IPO hopes as KKR snaps up Bridgepoint’s Pets at Home

SBOs replace IPO hopes as KKR snaps up Bridgepoint’s Pets at Home

IPO maths don't add up as KKR completes £ 950m Pets at Home secondary. Rikke Eckhoff reports.

unquote | 27 Jan 2010 | secure

Motivating management: The BIMBO's back

Now more than ever it's important to ensure management teams are properly incentivised. For existing portfolio companies it may mean bringing on board some fresh blood; for new opportunities......

UK unquote | 13 Jul 2009 | secure

Back to the Roots

German private equity is fighting a battle on several fronts and a number of disturbing trends have emerged over the last few months that could shape the industry for years to come. Mareen......

DACH unquote | 15 Jun 2009 | secure

SBOs to make comeback

Looking at UK developments could give hints of where Nordic private equity will make its next move. Kimberly Romaine and Rikke Lilla Eckhoff report

Nordic unquote | 01 Jun 2009 | secure

Mid-market pricing - Unquoted prices hold out

According to Argos Soditic's mid-market H2 2008 Barometer, listed mid-market companies have lost significantly more value than their non-listed counterparts. The survey, which takes into......

France unquote | 01 Apr 2009 | secure

Buyout focus - Southern European sunshine

As Europe licks its fresh wounds, Italy and Portugal are making hey, but can the sunshine last in Southern Europe or will the storm clouds from the rest of Europe blow in? By Francinia Protti-Alvarez......

Southern Europe unquote | 01 Apr 2009 | secure

Time to reset the bar

Norwegian LP Argentum recently received a government rescue package of NOK 2bn in response to a dearth of capital in the PE industry. Rikke Lilla Eckhoff investigates how funds will fare......

Nordic unquote | 13 Feb 2009 | secure

Buyout outlook - 2009 already written off

Europe will not see signs of a return to economic health until 2010 at best, suggests a new survey. By Mareen Goebel

DACH unquote | 01 Feb 2009 | secure

Value of buyouts plunges to five year low

According to the latest statistics to be published in the 20th edition of the European Buyout Review (by unquote", in association with Bridgepoint), total buyout volume and value have dropped......

Benelux unquote | 01 Feb 2009 | secure

Mid-market stats focus - Everyone needs boundaries

Professionals concur that the mid-market is the true engine of European private equity growth. But what are the boundaries? By Matthew Craig-Greene and Patrick Adefuye, IE Consulting

DACH unquote | 01 Feb 2009 | secure
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