Nordics

EUROPE - Allen & Overy to cut back banking teams

Law firm Allen and Overy, which earlier this year announced that it was to make a series of redundancies as part of a wider restructuring, is reportedly planning to substantially scale back its banking teams worldwide, which could lose as much as a third...

GLOBAL - Riverside promotes 12 and hires four

International private equity firm The Riverside Company has promoted 12 employees and hired three investment professionals as well as a new assistant director of marketing and communications.

Beauty or the beast?

Private equity's bad rap has spread from trade unions to vendors to Brussels. The industry will overcome this for myriad reasons: its attempts to stave off negativity; its ability to efficiently execute deals and, most of all, the fact that sellers may...

Fair value in distress

There are two major themes on everyone's radar right now: Firstly, even the pessimists trust that 2009 and 2010 will be good vintages. Secondly, until LPs receive year-end numbers and can assess their portfolio exposure, few new commitments will be made....

The end of capital-intensive start-ups?

Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals represent the largest sectors for growth and venture investments in Denmark. But as funds become scarce, can these capital-intensive industries survive the downturn? Rikke Lilla Eckhoff takes a closer look at the statistics...

Taxing issues

At a time of capital dearth and panic in investment communities across the world, the DVCA calls for a more stable investment environment for private equity in Denmark. Could their proposed tax package be the solution? Rikke Lilla Eckhoff finds out