Industry
DACH buyout market outweighs neighbours in Q2
Buyouts in the German-speaking region have shown a significant gain in value from the first to the second quarter of 2012, enabling the region to top the regional aggregate value table.
Video: Arle's John Arney on the European buyout market
Video: Arle's John Arney
unquote" Private Equity Barometer - Q2 2012
A three-quarter slide in the overall value of European private equity deals was halted in Q2, according to the latest unquote" Private Equity Barometer published in association with Arle Capital Partners.
EQT raises €1bn for infrastructure fund
EQT has raised more than €1bn for its second infrastructure fund, reports suggest.
Have your say: where is the Italian market going?
unquote" is looking for your views on the Italian private equity market, ahead of our Italia Congress in November.
Fundraising a chief concern for Nordic PE professionals
While the AIFM Directive was on everybody's agenda last year, fundraising is the main concern for most of the private equity practitioners polled in the latest unquote" Nordic Survey.
LP interview: Talis Capital's Vasile Foca and Matus Maar
LP interview: Talis Capital
Nordic Survey 2012
The second edition of unquote's Nordic Survey, published in association with Delphi, paints a picture of optimism among local private equity professionals.
Nordic market bolstered by strong exits
The majority of Nordic private equity practitioners surveyed by unquote" in association with Delphi predict returns of more than 15% for upcoming investments.
Perfectis PE spins out of Euler Hermes
Industrial holding HLD has bought a stake in French GP Perfectis Private Equity from credit insurer group Euler Hermes France, alongside the Perfectis management.
Sponsored video: The PE software solutions market
unquote" news editor Greg Gille discusses current trends in the private equity software solutions market with eFront founder, president and CEO Olivier Dellenbach.
Dealflow: Tech more resilient than pharma
While overall activity declined gradually between Q1 2011 and Q2 2012 as macroeconomic conditions worsened, dealflow in the technology sector proved to be much more resilient than pharmaceuticals. This holds for both overall European and country-specific...
Matrix relaunches as Mobeus Equity Partners
Matrix Private Equity has completed its spinout from the Matrix Group and rebranded as Mobeus Equity Partners.
Q&A: AFIC’s Louis Godron
Q&A: AFIC’s Louis Godron
Fund managers left out on red tape reduction
UK environmental legislation
3i slashes third of workforce
3i has confirmed the extent of its cost-cutting strategy, which will see the firm lay off 160 staff and close several offices worldwide.
F1 buyout: Gribkowsky sentenced to eight years
Former BayernLB banker Gerhard Gribkowsky has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison following his trial for corruption, breach of trust and tax evasion.
Awards tips – entries due this Friday
As the deadline for entries nears, unquote" is receiving lots of questions about the Awards. Here are some of the most popular queries and our responses.
UK Awards entries due in one week
Entries for the unquote" British Private Equity Awards are due Friday, 13 July.
UK support services boom in Q1 2012
The support services sector performed well in Q1 of 2012, raising expectations of strong growth for the remainder of the year.
Private equity allocations cautiously up, says LPEQ study
Around 16% of investors expect to increase their private equity allocation within the next six months, according to the recently released Scorpio Partnership LPEQ High-Net-Worth Asset Allocator survey.
BVCA and UKTI launch venture partnership
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) have come to an agreement to work closely together to promote the UK as an international centre for venture capital and engage with overseas investors.
LPs demand greater transparency from GPs
LPs are demanding more transparency from GPs and more support from governments to exhaust the full potential of private equity, according to Coller Capital's Global Private Equity Barometer.
LPs getting to grips with private equity’s bad reputation
PE's image issue