Fundraising

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......

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......

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.......

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......

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......

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

Staying afloat

The ongoing issues with 3i and Candover have prompted many to question the wisdom of the listed private equity model. But behind these headline-grabbing stories lies a space uniquely positioned......

UK unquote | 15 May 2009 | secure

Don't let the sun set on your LP relationships

Diversification and communication are the best ways to ensure a smooth ride with your investors in CEE as in the rest of Europe. Kimberly Romaine reports

UK unquote | 27 Apr 2009 | secure

End of the line for large cap funds...

With large-cap investors currently stifled by concerns over LP liquidity and a lack of debt financing while the value of their incumbent portfolio's drop sharply, many are prophesising the......

UK unquote | 23 Apr 2009 | secure

Allocation concerns dominant among LPs

A new report shows that the declining value of liquid assets and continuing dearth of divestment opportunities is resulting in increasing liquidity worries amongst limited partners. By Ashley......

DACH unquote | 01 Feb 2009 | secure

Do you remember the first time?

Rachel Wood of Amala Partners looks at the do’s and don’ts for a first time fund manager.

UK unquote | 22 Oct 2008 | secure

List-en to my fund

Listed funds suffered badly on the back of the liquidity crisis and negative press in 2007, with wide discounts the norm. Could investors be missing a trick or is there good reason to shy......

UK unquote | 11 Apr 2008 | secure

Q&A French Fundraising

The French market has experienced limited liquidity when it has come to large leverage transactions in 2008. In the past two months there have only been a couple of large buyouts in France.......

France unquote | 01 Apr 2008 | secure
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