Industry
UK - Dealflow to increase in H2
In a sure sign of mounting optimism, three quarters of respondents to a recent unquote" survey expect activity levels in the lower mid-market (enterprise value less than EUR 150m) to increase in the next six months.
UK- Terra Firma to inject a further £300m into EMI
Buyout house Terra Firma is reportedly in talks to restructure debt-laden music group EMI, in a proposal that could see the company write down its ТЃ2.5bn debt pile.
Open for business?
Secondary debt has been all the talk recently. Some have even said it is partly responsible for holding up the issuances of primary debt. But despite speculation, banks are saying that the secondary market is not the way forward and that the primary market...
Avoiding the herd
Deborah Sterescu speaks to George Anson, managing director of HarbourVest Europe, on everything from the importance of a keeping an investment strategy to the difficulties in transacting a secondaries deal ..