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Italian sentiment: fundraising, leverage largest challenges
A recovery for the Italian market is not expected until 2013 at the earliest, according to a recent poll - but the backdrop brings with it fresh prospects.
Top 5 buyout investors 2011
Bridgepoint Capital leads unquote"тs list of the top 5 buyout investors of the year, with 10 completed deals.
Merry Christmas from the unquote" team
At the end of this busy year for the private equity industry, the unquoteт team wishes all our readers a merry Christmas a happy New Year.
The year that was 2011: Spinouts and technocrats
The past year has been perhaps the most turbulent since the financial crisis hit. While there has been plenty of activity and a return of large deals, the Eurozone crisis has certainly had an impact.
Partech announces first close on €100m
Partech Ventures has announced the first close of its new venture fund Partech International VI on €100m.
The year that was 2011: Funds launch amid Eurozone crisis
The past year has been perhaps the most turbulent since the financial crisis hit. While there has been plenty of activity and a return of large deals, the Eurozone crisis has certainly had an impact.
The year that was 2011: Mega-deals and key man clauses
The past year has been perhaps the most turbulent since the financial crisis hit. While there has been plenty of activity and a return of large deals, the Eurozone crisis has certainly had an impact.
The year that was 2011: EMI saga ends, ISS woes continue
The past year has been perhaps the most turbulent since the financial crisis hit. While there has been plenty of activity and a return of large deals, the Eurozone crisis has certainly had an impact.
Rumour roundup: what to expect in 2012
With 2012 just around the corner, the market is abuzz with rumours. Sonnie Ehrendal takes a look at what to expect in the coming year.
ISAI and Accel invest €1.6m in Shopmium
ISAI and Accel Partners have invested €1.6m in French mobile marketing software developer Shopmium.
Coller buys Crédit Agricole PE unit and funds
Coller Capital has agreed to acquire fund manager Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) from Crédit Agricole, as well as the bank's interests in the funds it manages.
Leverage in 2012: liquidity still a concern
The latter months of 2011 have been characterised by diminishing liquidity and a great deal of volatility in financial markets, and it is these two interplaying factors that will perform the most significant role in shaping the year to come.
Aurora Capital acquires Alltub
US-based investor Aurora Capital Group has acquired Alltub, a French producer of collapsible aluminum tubing, from Naxicap in a transaction reportedly worth €55m.
Falling listed fund valuations hint at secondaries boom in 2012
Listed private equity funds are suffering from lower valuations in 2011. This is likely to have broader implications for investors in private equity funds looking to divest, and the secondary specialists hungry for deals. Diana Petrowicz investigates....
Apax and Nordic Capital-owned Capio acquires three clinics
Apax Partners and Nordic Capital's portfolio company Capio AB has acquired the French Aguilera, and Swedish CFTK and Avesina clinics.
UK & France level on deal values as year ends
The UK and France look set to end the year neck-and-neck on deal value, while Germany has seen a major push in the venture space. With 2011 drawing to a close, how do Europeтs regions stack up? John Bakie investigates
LBOs: Tighter fiscal regulation ahead
As the economic outlook looks dire across Europe, governments appear keen to increase fiscal pressure on private equity. Sonnie Ehrendal investigates
Carlyle Group's Marle International acquires Deloro Stellite
Marle International, a French medical equipment business backed by The Carlyle Group, has acquired ATS Sferic, the non-core medical division of Deloro Stellite, owned by Duke Street Capital.
Duke Street's partial exit reaps 9x EBITDA
Deloro Stellite, the specialist engineering group owned by Duke Street Capital, has sold its non-core medical division, ATS Sferic, to French medical products business Marle International, backed by The Carlyle Group.
French mid-cap: AtriA merges with Naxicap
Troubled French mid-cap GP AtriA Capital Partenaires has merged with counterpart Naxicap.
CAPE exits Proman in sponsorless OBO
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) and Sofipaca have sold their minority stake in French temporary work agency Proman back to the group's owners.
Growth funding: is it all downhill from here?
Expansion and early-stage deal numbers declined steadily in Q3 2011, leaving the industry expecting a grim final quarter of the year. Anneken Tappe reports
CDB names Permira its latest strategic partner
Permira has signed a memorandum of understanding with CDB Capital to become the Chinese Development Bankтs sole European private equity partner. Kimberly Romaine reports
Latour Capital buys four Veolia subsidiaries
Latour Capital has wholly acquired Proxiserve, along with Prochalor, Semcra and Thop, four business units of French utilities group Veolia Environnement.