Season's greetings from the unquote" team

Greg Gille
23 December 2014

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The unquote" team looks forward to seeing you in the New Year, after taking stock of an exciting and tumultuous 2015.

As the year draws to a close, a look at headline activity figures on the unquote" database shows in no uncertain terms that the European private equity industry didn't rest on its laurels in 2015. The aggregate value of investments inked in the past 12 months has reached around €136.5bn, a whopping 28% increase on 2014 figures.

The drivers of this uptick are well documented, from a pressing need to deploy record levels of dry powder, to frothy debt markets and increasing appetite for European assets from international buyers. In a welcome development, the venture capital space also contributed to this drive in 2015, with statistics showing a steady increase in the average equity ticket deployed in support of innovative European startups.

But this very frothiness also raised tough questions for the industry. With entry multiples steadily rising as competition continues to intensify, is discipline still on the mind of GPs? And beyond outspending their peers, how can managers refine their strategies to stand out?

We explored all these themes, and more, in a series of features looking at recent developments and what is in store for an intriguing 2016 across the various regions that we cover. All these are essential reading to find out what is on the minds of the best private equity professionals in Europe ahead of the New Year.

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The team will return in the New Year and looks forward to providing you with all the latest in-depth deal information and industry analysis in 2016. Our daily email updates will resume on January 4.

We also have several very exciting projects underway, including a significant overhaul of our online offering and new, innovative research products. We are looking forward to updating you on the progress of these plans in the New Year.

In the meantime, the whole unquote" team joins me in wishing you a merry holiday season and a happy New Year.

Best regards,

Greg Gille
Online Editor, unquote"