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Real Madrid seeks legal action against LaLiga/CVC deal
Board agrees to initiate both civil and criminal legal action against La Liga's president, CVC's managing partner and CVC itself
Video: Q&A with Rutland Partners' David Wardrop
David Wardrop joins Unquote editor Greg Gille to discuss how the firm is approaching the post-Covid investment landscape
Podcast: In conversation with… Kerry Baldwin, IQ Capital & BVCA
New BVCA chair discusses her priorities for the year ahead, the buoyant environment for venture, how to improve PE's public image, and more
Capiton raises top-up single asset fund for KD Pharma
GP completed its first single-asset deal for KD Pharma in 2019, having acquired the company in 2013
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: H1 review special
The team looks at key takeaways and numbers across deal-doing and fundraising, and ponders where the market might be headed
French buyout market continues strong rebound in H1
France was home to nine €1bn+ buyouts, comfortably outpacing the UK and German markets
European PE buyout activity sets new record in H1
Hectic first quarter drove an unprecedented spike in deal activity, while aggregate value is just shy of hitting an all-time high
Multiples continue to climb in Nordic region as activity booms
Nordic PE market saw record levels of deal value in Q1, with valuations soaring even higher on the back of renewed optimism
Healthcare valuations heat up as high-profile assets crystallise competition
Healthcare sector saw multiple valuations pick up in Q1 2021 and hit a record high of 13.7x
PE deal-making surge of 2021 could break one more record
Recent trends in the mega-deal segment indicate that the Alliance Boots buyout of 2007 is a record that is close to being broken
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Pandemic premiums
Following the publication of the Q1 2021 Multiples Heatmap, Unquote welcomes Clearwater's executive team to discuss pricing trends
CGT rate hike to curb HNWI investment appetite - survey
One in four private investors would reduce their investments into SMEs by 50% or more, says Connection Capital
Pandemic success boosts appeal of "misunderstood" gaming sector
PE and VC interest for the sector has picked up in the past few years after a lull, and the pandemic could turn some of these bets into winners
Multiples Heatmap: hectic Q1 further fuels valuation hike
Deal multiples saw four consecutive quarterly increases to reach 11.5x in the first quarter of 2021
Oaktree provides €275m in financing to Inter Milan
Following the deal, Suning and LionRock pledge their stakes in the company as collateral
Q1 Barometer: Total European deal value reaches new decade high
The latest Unquote Private Equity Barometer, produced in association with Aberdeen Standard Investments, is now available to download
EQT's Suse sets share price for €5bn IPO
Listing of the open-source enterprise software business is expected on 19 May 2021
Q1 DACH VC and growth deals surpass previous volume high
Deal volume has grown steadily since Q2 2019; aggregate value has also been rising since Q2 2020
Hg-backed MeinAuto postpones IPO
Car sales platform cited "currently adverse conditions for high-growth companies" in a statement
Tikehau's SPAC Pegasus raises €500m
Tikehau, FinanciУЈre Agache, Jean-Pierre Mustier and Diego De Giorgi commit to invest a total amount in excess of тЌ165m
Appetite for DACH tech deals continues apace in Q1
Sponsor demand for differentiated IT services and roll-up strategies remains consistent
EQT's Suse sets out IPO plans
Enterprise software platform intends to generate net proceeds of $500m with its Q2 2021 IPO
Inflexion and Informa combine FBX, Novantas
Inflexion and Novantas will each own a minority stake in the newly formed financial data business
DACH buyouts continue recovery from Q2 2020 low
Both deal volume and value are now back on par with the figures for Q4 2019, prior to the pandemic