Industry
Weekly round-up: Corporates bullish on pricing
Entry multiples paid by trade buyers rising; Nordic private equity adapting to survive... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
Time for change, say Nordic PE Forum speakers
Nordic PE Forum
Rothschild closes Five Arrows credit fund on €415m
Manager exceeds €400m target in slightly more than a year
3i slashes debt and operating costs in 2013
Listed investor exceeds cost-saving targets in latest financial year
Corporates remain bullish on mid-cap valuations
Mid-market pricing
Weekly round-up: Nordic region braced for IPO activity
Spotify paves the way for Nordic IPOs; international LPs remain committed to France; the evolution of social-impact investing... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
International investors help replenish French coffers
French fundraising
Weekly round-up: Q1 dealflow disappoints
Q1 activity figures are in; Palico's Antoine Dréan on the current fundraising landscape; Russian IT sector wooing investors; unlocking the UK's Patent Box... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
Unlocking the UK's Patent Box
UK Patent Box
ING Parcom PE becomes Parquest with new €300m fund
Firm spins out from ING's Parcom Capital
British Business Bank doubles potential commitments to ECFs
Programme extended until 2014
Weekly round-up: the changing face of Nordic private equity
The changing face of Nordic private equity; new strategies for success in secondaries; cashflow management crucial for lucrative listings... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
The importance of cash and working capital when going public
A great focus on cash management can make an offering stand out
SWIP's Lehmler-Brown: Competition threatens Nordic performance
Exclusive Q&A with Mirja Lehmler-Brown, principal at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership
Weekly round-up: the steady rise of VCTs
The impact of VCTs on the lower mid-market; spotlight on Ardian's sale of Diana; onshore fund structures in the Nordic region; private investors sparking tax challenges for Luxembourg funds... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided...
High hopes for second Fondo ICO Global tender
Could the new fund-of-fund revive Spain's lacklustre fundraising market?
ICG closes senior debt fund on €1.7bn
The vehicle is already 50% invested
Mobeus, NVM and Baronsmead discuss robust VCT market - video
Could VCT funds threaten traditional buyout houses in the lower mid-market?
Weekly round-up: Warsoaring
CEE on the rise; US law firms attracting magic circle talent... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
US law firms gear up to take on magic circle
Increased dominance of US law firms in UK threatens magic circle
Weekly round-up: Baltic bloc the "new Nordics"?
Private equity in the Baltic states; a positive future for listed funds; the changing nature of fund finance... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
Baltic businesses ripe for buy-and-build strategies
The wealth of small companies seeking growth capital means buy-and-build is well-suited to the region