Industry
French PE subsidiaries change hands
Consolidation in the French private equity market continues at pace: Natixis is closing in on a deal with Axa Private Equity over the sale of a part of its private equity division, while the IDI Group has acquired AGF Private Equity from Allianz France....
CalSTRS appoints director of private equity
CalSTRS, the California State Teachers' Retirement System, has named Margot Wirth as director of its $16.8bn private equity portfolio.
KKR's European music rights giant is taking shape
EMI's documented struggles to keep afloat may well lead to the overdue consolidation of the music rights industry. Mareen Goebel investigates
Forbion opens Munich office; appoints partner
Dutch venture firm Forbion Capital Partners has opened a new office in Munich and appointed Dr Holger Reithinger as partner.
Hawkpoint recruits directors to lead expansion into Germany
Corporate advisory Hawkpoint has appointed Richard Markus and Warren Scott as managing directors and co-heads of its German operations, from 1st June 2010.
EVCA survey points to AIFM danger
While many had been nervously anticipating the decision on the AIFM directive today, it seems that everyone will have to wait a little longer, as the topic was taken off the agenda at the EU finance ministers' meeting, in what is seemingly a positive...
ICG reshuffles leadership as strategy changes
Intermediate Capital Group has announced that its chief executive Tom Attwood has stepped down and will be succeeded by Christophe Evain, who has so far been responsible for the Asian business.
Gimv-XL closes on €609m
European investment company Gimv has announced the final closing of its latest vehicle Gimv-XL fund at €609m.
Online retail added to basket
The retail sector has seen increasing dealflow of late with the online sub-sector remaining largely unaffected by economic woes. Mareen Goebel investigates
The public-to-private riddle
Public-to-privates appear to be back in vogue. But why were they so conspicuously absent when stock prices were bottoming out and why are they back now on the back of a prolonged rally? Ashley Wassall investigates
EVCA conference: clear and present danger ahead
The EVCA conference examines the state of private equity and highlights the threat posed by the AIFM directive. Emanuel Eftimiu reports from Geneva
Venture away
Let’s face it, European venture has not got the best standing with global LPs – a result of the tech bubble bursting a decade ago. Although the market should be defined as maturing by now, such generalisations are not easily applicable to a continent...
Fundraising set for 2010 uptick after defiant year
According to figures to be published in the upcoming European Fundraising Review 2010, fundraising in the Benelux region has remained resilient in 2009 in spite of the downturn.
Private equity puts retail on the shopping list
Quite surprisingly, the retail sector has been generating significant interest from private equity as of late, indicating that this area of the market has the potential to return to its pre-credit crisis glory. Deborah Sterescu reports.
Pricing expectations begin to level out
The latest unquoteт online poll reveals that the pricing mismatch that is said to have hampered dealflow throughout last year is still noticeable, although the gap has narrowed. Mareen Goebel reports
Carlyle appoints Morgan Stanley's Petrick to new role
The Carlyle Group has hired Michael Petrick as managing director and global head of credit alternatives and capital markets.
MCR hires De Zoysa as new director
Corporate restructuring and insolvency adviser MCR has appointed Thish De Zoysa, a qualified chartered accountant, as director.
Q&A: European venture to outperform in cleantech area
Rob Genieser recently joined cleantech venture investor Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF), which currently invests from its ТЃ110m fund, closed in March 2008. Relocating from Vertex, which was headquartered in Singapore and Tel Aviv, he tells Rikke...
Vendor scepticism
While researching the Nordic chapter of the European Fundraising Review, it became evident that GPs and LPs alike expressed concern over future dealflow. From 1998 to 2008, the number of fund closes doubled, and the amount of capital raised quadrupled....
Institutional investors raise the bar on climate change
The Copenhagen Climate Summit is widely considered a failure in terms of regulation, as no real consensus was reached. This is not to say, however, that all hope should be lost. By Francinia Protti-Alvarez
Industry sets sights on P2Ps
The public-to-private market in the UK and Ireland is bustling with activity this year with four transactions having been announced in the last two months. Deborah Sterescu investigates.
Advent International opens office in NY; Franks relocates
Advent International has announced that it will be opening an office in New York this month and as a result, managing director Tim Franks will relocate from London to lead the new office.
Q&A with Phillip Dubsky, partner at DLA Piper
Q&A with Phillip Dubsky, partner at DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach
Vendor scepticism
While researching the Nordic chapter of the European Fundraising Review, it became evident that GPs and LPs alike expressed concern over future dealflow. From 1998 to 2008, the number of fund closes doubled, and the amount of capital raised quadrupled....