Fundraising

Specialisation key for first-time funds

With relationship-based investing seeping into the markets, as risk averse LPs gravitate towards managers they have had previous relationships with, first-time funds have had to strengthen...

unquote | 06 Aug 2010 | secure
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Challenges facing GPs in the fundraising market

Fundraising: GPs face uphill climb

The wheels of the industry are gradually grinding into motion, with some notable fundraisings in 2010 so far. With activity expected to pick up, what awaits the European GPs looking to refill their coffers later in 2010 or into 2011? Julian Longhurst...

unquote | 16 Jul 2010 | secure

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Family offices staying true to private equity

The fundraising market in the past two years can be described as challenging at best with many LPs said to be looking at reducing their private equity allocations. Results of a recent survey that family offices are seeking greater exposure are therefore...

unquote | 14 Jul 2010 | secure

Assessing private equity risk

Solvency II: Doubts cast over private equity risk measures

The scramble for cash among GPs is set to heat up as they prepare for another reduction in capital allocations – this time from European insurers - as regulators work on plans forcing them to hold additional cash as a buffer against private equity...

unquote | 06 Jul 2010 | secure

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Recovery fund: releasing the shackles of debt

ICG’s new recovery fund specifically supports companies chained down by over-leverage, rather than loss-making businesses that require a complete turnaround. Francinia Protti-Alvarez investigates

unquote | 21 Apr 2010

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Fundraising: Unlocking LP appetite

Fundraising in the current environment can feel like facing a series of closed doors, but there are ways of unlocking LP commitments. Julian Longhurst reports

unquote | 15 Apr 2010

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Fundraising set for 2010 uptick after defiant year

According to figures to be published in the upcoming European Fundraising Review 2010, fundraising in the Benelux region has remained resilient in 2009 in spite of the downturn.

Benelux unquote | 10 Mar 2010

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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 that LPs are now considering severing ties with some GPs altogether...

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

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