Industry
Regulation could stifle responsible investment, warn industry players
Responsible investment
Weekly round-up: glorified Rolodex?
The relevance of placement agents; European VCs wary of Bitcoin; US investors scouring European portfolios... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
Partners Group teams up with Mizuho
Partners Group and Mizuho have joined forces to develop and distribute global private equity products in Japan's pension market.
Placement agents: a dying breed?
The placement agent industry has attracted criticism of late, with some labelling it as nothing more than a glorified introductory business. As fundraising becomes more complex, Alice Murray investigates how relevant this advisory service is
Weekly round-up: relationship banking
The importance of relationships in acquisition finance; investor appetite for photo apps; UK fintech booms; strong end to 2013 for the UK market... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
SVG shares down 8% as Aegon sells stake
Aegon has sold a 7.5% stake in listed private equity investor SVG Capital, resulting in an 8% share price drop.
Insurers to ramp up private equity exposure in 2014
Insurers are rethinking their investment strategies and beginning to increase their exposure to private equity. Some are even looking at it from an asset-liability management perspective.
PAI reaches halfway line with €1.4bn first close
French private equity house PAI partners is understood to be halfway towards the hard-cap of its latest vehicle, PAI Europe VI.
Acquisition finance: breaking with tradition
Acquisition finance
Weekly round-up: rolling out the red carpet
Private equity and the state; alternative thinking for acquisition finance; the allure of luxury goods in Italy... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
Barclays goes direct with BlueBay
Barclays and BlueBay Asset Management have teamed up to provide acquisition finance for UK private equity deals.
Apollo raises $17.5bn for Fund VIII
Apollo Global Management has bucked the trend of large-cap players downsizing their funds compared to pre-crisis efforts: the firm has amassed $17.5bn for its latest global vehicle after a little more than a year on the road.
Strong finish to the year for faltering emerging market
A turbulent year for CEE private equity is ending on a high. Kimberly Romaine reports
Acquisition finance: alternative thinking
Despite bringing much-needed liquidity and competition to the debt market, many GPs are still wary of alternative lenders. Alice Murray pits traditional lenders against these alternatives to find out which has the upper hand.
Puma launches EIS fund
Puma Investments has launched its first EIS-focused fund, Puma EIS.
Mutual understanding: Private equity and the UK government
PE and the State
August Equity hits £200m hard-cap for Fund III
UK lower-mid-market investor August Equity has exceeded its ТЃ180m target to reach the ТЃ200m hard-cap for its latest vehicle August Equity Partners III.
Bowmark raises £375m
Bowmark Capital has hit its hard-cap of ТЃ375m for its latest fund, surpassing its initial ТЃ350m target.
Regulators still missing the mark
Almost half of financial service professionals do not believe that any national regulator has managed to strike the correct balance for investors and growth, according to a global survey by Kinetic Partners.
Weekly round-up: Swedish industry dodges a bullet
Nordic Capital wins landmark court case, KKR's Scheiber on gender quotas, private equity investments in the robotics sector... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
Nordic emerges victorious from three-year carry tax battle
Nordic Capital
Allen & Overy appoints ex-Ashurst corporate head Lloyd
Stephen Lloyd, Allen & Overy
Q&A: KKR's Silke Scheiber
Q&A: KKR
Weekly round-up: strengths and weaknesses
An exclusive Q&A with French minister delegate Fleur Pellerin; Silverfleet hiring Annette Wilson as head of IR; an in-depth look at Palamon in the wake of its fundraise... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"