Articles by Greg Gille
A decade to remember
The Unquote team wishes you a restful holiday break, and will be back for our regular news coverage on 3 January
Italian PE: Strength in numbers
First three quarters shaped up well in terms of volume, with total deal numbers marginally higher than those for the same period in 2018
Magnum back on the road for third fund
GP is looking to raise €400-450m from institutional investors for Magnum Capital III
Slingshot Ventures aims to raise up to €100m in 2020
VC will consider breaking with tradition with a separate institutional fund of up to €40m
3i nets £102m from Audley Travel, Hans Anders dividends
3i receives proceeds of £67m from Audley Travel, while Hans Anders generates a €42m windfall
MJ Hudson lists in £97m London IPO
Multi-service advisory firm raises £31.4m from new and existing investors
FSN sells Fitness Word to Pure Gym
Buyer has been owned by US buyout house Leonard Green & Partners since late 2017
IAG's Martin Scott joins Sanne
Scott, who was previously director of IAG's PE business, is now head of Guernsey at Sanne
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Taking stock
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, dedicated to the resurgence of take-privates
Poland's MCI gearing up for €400m maiden closed-ended fund
Vehicle will keep to MCI's strategy of backing buyouts of mid-cap technology businesses in the CEE region
Ardian takes minority stake in S&H
Equity contribution from Ardian and a senior debt package amount to a total of €14m
Amundi PEF launches second Megatendances programme
New programme is structured into several vehicles to attract both retail and institutional investors
Pantheon appoints Jain to partner, head of private debt
Rick Jain was previously managing director and investment committee member at Star Mountain Capital
VC-backed ImCheck Therapeutics raises $53m series-B
Round is co-led by BPI France and Pfizer Ventures, the venture capital arm of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer
Pure Gym among final bidders for FSN's Fitness World – report
Final bids for the Danish fitness chain are expected today, according to Mergermarket
Elysian to reap at least 3.2x on Pebble IPO
Listing results in a 3.2x return, with the remaining stake currently representing an extra 1.1x
EQT gears up for ninth fund launch
Private equity firm registered several EQT IX vehicles in Luxembourg on 21 November
Level 20 names Pam Jackson as new chief exec
Jackson succedes Jeryl Andrew, who will retire from the role at the end of the year
BVCA's Tim Hames joins FTI Consulting
Hames was recently replaced as director general by former cabinet minister Michael Moore
Elysian's Pebble Group formalises intention to float
Elysian bought Brand Addition from HIG in 2017, acquiring US-based Facilis Group a year later
DevCo Partners raises €180m for next platform deal
Firm launched its latest vehicle before the summer and sought to attract a broader base of investors
Sovereign's Peter Shaw joins Inflexion
Inflexion has added 11 professionals to its investment team since March this year
Correcting Alpha: fundamental flaws of IRR
Unquote sister publication Private Equity Law Report looks at how sponsors can avoid distorted calculations
BGF injects £11m into Molson
BGF previously invested £6.3m in 2018 to fuel growth and potential acquisitions