Fundraising
Secondaries and mezzanine vehicles proving popular in 2012
Looking at the funds launched so far this year in Europe shows sustained appetite for mezzanine and secondaries vehicles, reflecting current investment opportunities and subsequent LP interest for the private debt and secondaries markets.
German funds: The LPs' verdict
LP verdict
Fundraising research reveals optimism in tough times
Despite talk of apocalyptic investor behaviour, most GPs announcing a close this year reported existing LPs re-upping Т and even increasing ticket sizes, as revealed in an unquote" survey of more than 40 European GPs. Anneken Tappe reports
Video: David Currie - industry needs liquidity
As he steps down from 33 years in private equity, most recently with SL Capital, David Currie shares his views on the industry's future.
Distributions to LPs exceed calls in H1
Distributions to LPs have exceeded new calls in the first half of 2012, according to research from Triago.
Top 5 final closes of 2012 so far
Fundraising
Cathay Capital wins €150m Franco-Chinese mandate
French state-backed Caisse des Dépots et Consignations and the China Development Bank have co-funded a €150m investment fund to be managed by Franco-Chinese GP Cathay Capital.
Telefónica launches €300m network of VC funds
Telefónica Digital Venture Capital, the venture subsidiary of Spanish telecommunications firm Telefónica, has launched a €300m network of venture capital funds named Amérigo.
LDC pumps £20m into restaurant fund
UK-based GP LDC has invested ТЃ20m in Hill Capital Partners LLP's new restaurants-focused vehicle.
CEE fundraising up 50% to €1bn
Almost €1bn was raised by CEE-focused funds in 2011, up almost 50% from the previous year, according to EVCA.
Voting ends today: British Private Equity Awards 2012
British Private Equity Awards
Would the real CEE please stand up?
Confusion over CEE stats
Latvian Guarantee Agency seeks managers for local VC funds
State-backed Latvian Guarantee Agency (LGA) has launched a tender to select up to three managers for recently established VC funds.
Video: Natural attrition of GP relationships to accelerate – Capital Dynamics' Katharina Lichtner
Video: Capital Dynamicsт Katharina Lichtner
AIFMD having little impact on fund marketing
More than half of GPs say the Alternative Investment Fund Managers' Directive (AIFMD) has had little impact on their marketing activities with just a year to go until implementation, according to a survey by IMS Group.
Video: Jonathan Blake advises on fundraising
Video: Jonathan Blake
French fundraising: Out in the wild
French fundraising
EQT raises €1bn for infrastructure fund
EQT has raised more than тЌ1bn for its second infrastructure fund, reports suggest.
Fundraising a chief concern for Nordic PE professionals
While the AIFM Directive was on everybody's agenda last year, fundraising is the main concern for most of the private equity practitioners polled in the latest unquote" Nordic Survey.
The Nordic coming-of-age
The Nordic coming-of-age
Triago's Dréan launches online PE marketplace Palico
Palico, a global online marketplace for the private equity fund community, launched yesterday.
CVC Capital Partners said to raise €10.75bn fund
CVC Capital Partners is in the process of raising a new Europe-focused fund targeting €10.75bn ($13.5bn), reports suggest.
Dry powder will drive 2012 dealflow - Bain
Extensive dry powder, few exit opportunities and tough fundraising conditions will be the major drivers of private equity globally, according to Bain & Company.
Fundraising activity up by 80% in 2011
European private equity and venture capital fundraising increased by 80% in 2011, according to recent figures released by EVCA.