Fundraising

LPs throw out the old for the new

It is now common knowledge that fundraising for private equity funds this year will be tough to say the least. Many, however, do not realise just how tough. News reports this week suggest...

unquote | 26 Feb 2010
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Q&A: Fundraising in 2010 and beyond

Charlie Jolly principal at Matrix talks to Francinia Protti-Alvarez about recent fundraising trends and implications for the future.

Benelux unquote | 23 Feb 2010

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Q&A: The fundraising fulcrum

Francois Rowell speaks to Mounir Guen, CEO of placement agent MVision, about the fundraising climate in 2010.

France unquote | 17 Feb 2010

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Secondaries players to fill later-stage gap

A lack of LP appetite has left a void at the later-stage end of the European venture market. Could secondaries players hold the key, asks Emanuel Eftimiu

unquote | 29 Jan 2010 | secure

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Change in attitude needed for future fundraising

New stats reveal 5-year low in fundraising; co-investing needed to lure LPs. By Emanuel Eftimiu

unquote | 27 Jan 2010 | secure

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Impotent Revolution

Despite calls for an upheaval to fundraising terms, things are set to change incrementally at best as guidelines prove little more than wish lists

UK unquote | 25 Jan 2010 | secure

Balance of power

Investors are putting a significant amount of pressure on buyout houses, pushing for better terms and in some cases scaling back commitments

Benelux unquote | 01 Jan 2010 | secure

Not all megafunds are evil

Moody's research sheds positive light on erstwhile barbarians

UK unquote | 02 Nov 2009 | secure

Care for a top-up?

Fundraising remains as challenging an activity now as it was 12 months ago. Many signs of life have been in the form of top-up funds - a signal that many LPs are not only honouring their commitments but also supporting their GPs. By Francinia Protti...

Benelux unquote | 01 Nov 2009 | secure

European PE bounces back; will the Nordics follow suit?

A year after the Lehman Brothers collapse and things are looking up, as Q3 value totals are the highest they have been in a year. Ashley Wassall and Rikke Eckhoff take a closer look at the figures

Nordic unquote | 01 Nov 2009 | secure

Carried interest debate

Francois Rowell talks to Gonzague de Blignieres, president of Barclays Private Equity, about the taxation of carried interest

France unquote | 01 Nov 2009 | secure

"GPs are thieves" - lawsuit underway in US

Everyone said it would happen, and now the lawsuits are underway. A letter has been circulated to 2,800 global limited partners inciting them to "stop the thievery" of the GP community. It claims that LPs should never be threatened with punitive default......

UK unquote | 19 Oct 2009 | secure

GPs must re-invent, LPs must invest

Europe's GPs must change their ways to emerge successful from the current market conditions, and need LPs to back them in order to do so. This was the theme at the fourth annual Deutsche unquote" Private Equity Congress in Munich. Mareen Goebel and...

DACH unquote | 01 Oct 2009 | secure

The VCT generation

Despite stricter government regulations and a harsh investment climate, it would seem that the VCT industry is still active and looking for new and creative ways to invest, writes Deborah Sterescu

UK unquote | 03 Aug 2009 | secure

Tide of capital has gone out

Deborah Sterescu asks Dr Jim Strang, director of fund investments at Dunedin Capital Partners, about today's challenging fundraising climate

UK unquote | 01 Jun 2009 | secure

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