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Allocation concerns dominant among LPs
A new report shows that the declining value of liquid assets and continuing dearth of divestment opportunities is resulting in increasing liquidity worries amongst limited partners. By Ashley Wassall
Kick off 2009
With deal flow having been effectively reduced to a slow trickle by the end of 2008, it's 2009's turn to stutter it into life. CDC Capital Investissement (CDC CI) signed off on the first and only LBO of the year so far with the purchase of a majority...
Don't look down
Reading the finance section in the newspaper these days is like experiencing a day of London weather: chilly, windy morning followed by overcast midday before the rain kicks in during the evening. It is all over the place, as are the banks' shares in...
Buyout outlook - 2009 already written off
Europe will not see signs of a return to economic health until 2010 at best, suggests a new survey. By Mareen Goebel
A Darwinian time
Reports on the financial markets and global economy currently feel like a succession of bad news stories, and as 2009 rolls on this trend looks set to continue. This year also marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth. The timing could not...
Restructuring and insolvency - Ominous silence
Advisers agree that times are set to become even grimmer. Restructuring and insolvency, already boom topics in the hard-hit UK, are now top of the agenda even in the DACH region. Mareen Goebel reports
GERMANY - Ashurst said to name new head of German practice
Press reports suggest that Simon Beddow who currently heads Ashurst's German office is set to return to London after four years in Frankfurt. His successor is expected to be named in April.
