Investments
Deal in Focus: NVM injects £2m into Lending Works
Peer-to-peer lending platform is to undertake a recruitment drive
Benelux: alternative lenders to the rescue
With Benelux deals on the wane, could more flexible financing methods unclog the region's private equity market?
German PE develops a growing appetite for startups
VCs including Earlybird's Brandis discuss the growing trend of private equity houses taking part in growth capital deals within the country
3i in DKK 1.5bn bid for BoConcept
GP has acquired 67.5% of furniture companyтs share capital and 81.5% of voting rights
Usual suspects working hard in sedate Benelux market
Trend of declining dealflow in the region shows little signs of change, though buyout multiples return towards lower long-term averages
British investors hold fire as EU vote looms
Dealflow and aggregate value drops to 2009 levels as uncertainty puts private equity firms' plans for UK investments on hold
Goldman Sachs-backed Dong prices IPO at up to DKK 106bn
Energy company will make Danish financial market history as largest-ever listing
VC financial engineering fuelling tech bubble?
Downside protection in later VC-backed funding rounds is increasingly presented as justification for growing valuations
Bruno Bézard named managing partner at Cathay Capital
Frenchman makes radical career change, moving on from position within France's Public Finances
Cast adrift: What next for PE-backed oil & gas companies?
Exit opportunities for funds exposed to the oil & gas market have been severely impacted by the drastic drop in oil prices over the past two years
LBO France moves into VC with Innovation Capital purchase
LBO France takes over Innovation Capital's investment vehicle Sisa with €68m in commitments
Deal in Focus: Montagu acquires August's FSP
Tertiary buyout will pave the way for further consolidation of the funeral services market, which has proven highly popular among PE players
Comment: The impact of lifting Iranian sanctions on private equity
The lifting of international sanctions has opened Iranian borders to European investors, but the gates are still not fully open
Q1 Barometer: Slow start across Europe despite French uptick
The European buyout segment witnessed a slow Q1 volume-wise, with the number of deals recorded being the lowest total since Q1 2014
Deal in Focus: Telepizza listing leads southern Europe IPO wave
An in-depth look at Telepizza’s listing on the Spanish stock exchange
Navigating the complex world of co-investment
unquote" gleans insight from Capital Dynamics' David Smith on the intricacies of co-investment
PE and the 4th Industrial Revolution: Blurring the lines
Part four: with an increasing number of VC-backed tech unicorns, private equity players are changing the face of later-stage funding rounds
PE and the 4th Industrial Revolution: The new deal
Part three: is private equity waking up to the realities of investing in companies at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Deal-by-deal emerges as contender to fund-based investing
LP appetite for co-investment has led to the increasing popularity of the deal-by-deal approach; we assess two GPs that have employed both strategies
Deal in Focus: Silverfleet's sale of Kalle proves viability of SBOs
CD&R becomes the sausage casing producer's fifth institutional owner as GPs are increasingly feeling the need to deploy their dry powder
Another bumper year for VCT fundraising despite rule changes
VCT funds have pulled in record amounts this year, but how easily will deployment be given recent rule changes?
Deal in Focus: Advent unlocks Spain's troubled housing market
An in-depth look at Advent’s €350m exit of Tinsa in the difficult Spanish property market
Invoice discounting attracts growing private equity investment
As GPs become increasingly comfortable with alternative lending, those serving the small-cap market are gaining attention too
Electra commits £19m to CVC's new CLO
Commitment forms part of the debt element of Electra's investment strategy