Investments
Boomerang buyouts: returning to old assets
A string of recent deals have seen GPs returning to former assets; is this a safe strategy?
Q&A: Social impact integral to competitive businesses
EIF's Grabenwarter discusses importance of social impact investing
France: Strong policy support needed for prosperous 2016
French PE has had a strong 2015 but stronger policy support is needed
Building Baltic bridges vital to region's buy-and-builds
Strategies to build out portfolio companies into neighbouring countries could provide welcome growth
PE Exchange panellists map out road to success for 2016
Sectorial approach, quick reaction times and stronger ties with management teams will be key strengths
Southern Europe eyes new year with caution after mixed 2015
unquote" looks back on PE activity witnessed in southern Europe in 2015 to predict trends for 2016
Competitive 2016 ahead for booming Benelux
A look back on PE activity in Benelux reveals a competitive year ahead for the region
Private equity's sin-vestments
From lingerie to gambling, a run down of private equity's racier investments
Coding human resources: Five Nordic enterprise software deals
Enterprise software companies have proven popular in the Nordic region
Q&A: ACE & Company's Adam Said
ACE & Company's Said discusses the Swiss market and using flexible strategies
Fintech: Buzz or substance?
Fintech is increasingly alluring to private equity, but is it all buzz and no substance?
German buyout market: stirring back to life?
Dealflow rose by more than a quarter in the first six months of 2015 compared to H2 2014
Agriculture investing: growing fields of green
What are the opportunities for PE in agriculture?
Personal contributions: keeping skin in the game
GP contributions are dwindling, to the industry's detriment
French dealflow picks up in pre-summer rush
A good pipeline of sizeable deals is reflected in rising optimism among GPs
In Profile: Marwyn Value Investors
A detailed look at Marwyn, the GP attempting to bridge the gap between public and private
Family office perspective: a new breed of PE emerges
A new breed of deal-by-deal managers appears to be meeting the needs of family offices
Family office perspective: turning away from traditional PE
A two-part, in-depth look at what family offices think of private equity
Permira's GFKL deal stands out in quiet Q2 for Germany
unquote" analyses German buyout activity so far this quarter
Oil & gas services still poised for investments, despite price fall
Reduced price of oil unlikely to be apocalyptic for private equity
Making a difference with social impact investing
Emergence of standardised accounting metrics means it's time to think seriously about social impact
Altor's OW Bunker faces DKK 654m bankruptcy claim
Further DKK 803m demands put forward by 25 institutional investors
Affecting pricing through lengthy due diligence processes
New research reveals longer due diligence can reduce pricing
Co-investments demand balance of power – Nick Money-Kyrle
As LPs continue to demand co-investments, unquote" finds out what GPs really think of these deals