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Bain to acquire Esure in £1.2bn take-private
Board of the UK insurance company has approved an offer of 280 pence apiece from the GP
KKR, Schroders back Neos direct lending JV
KKR is the principal investor in the vehicle and is drawing the investment from its credit funds
Crest to hold final close for maiden fund
Crest plans to invest in profitable, fast-growing and export-driven companies based in Portugal
Essential Analysis
Essential Analysis
PE hot for insurance sector
Dealflow and aggregate value in the insurance sector has surpassed its post-crisis annual peak before the end of the third quarter of 2018
People Moves
Riverside promotes Álvarez-Novoa to partner
Firm also appoints Filip Van de Vliet and Philip Rowland as operating partners
MMC appoints three
Morgan will take the role of chairman, having previously held the post of CEO at the Daily Mail
Expert Voices
Q&A: Alto Partners' Raffaele de Courten
Unquote speaks to the firm's founding partner about fundraising, dealflow and debt facilities in the Italian market
Q&A: Rutland Partners' Nick Morrill
Managing partner Nick Morrill discusses how to thrive amid economic uncertainty and the current challenges of the UK's consumer sector
Market Insight
Record SBO numbers helped drive buyout dealflow in Q2
Q2 2018 saw 94 buyouts sourced from other GPs, setting a new quarterly record for European private equity
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