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Unquote has a long history of delivering in-depth coverage for each European market, from individual deals to fundraising and region-specific trend analysis. Click on the following links to access content for a specific region:

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The Big 3

Rikke Lilla Eckhoff talks to Katharina Lichter, a managing director and head of research at Capital Dynamics, about succession issues, spin-out teams and the bid-ask spread on secondaries

  • LPs
Divesting distress

A recent legal case has revealed a renewed focus by French courts on vendor liability post-sale, which has strong implications for private equity firms looking to divest troublesome assets. Ashley Wassall reports

Strange bedfellows

Not so long ago, corporates and private equity firms were arch rivals in many hotly contested auctions. Could the lack of liquidity in today's market, volatility and poor visibility encourage erstwhile contenders to consider joining forces?

Mixed signals

For all the talk of stillness associated with the summer, the various regional unquote" publications have recorded an increased number of deals lately. The latest issues of France and Nordic unquote" have registered 30 and 27 deals respectively, up substantially...

Summer reveries

2009 has proven a tough year thus far. Some high-profile deals have collapsed before they could complete, as was the case of Clessidra's acquisition of a 30% stake in Cavalli; or Bain's attempt - which seemed strong - to acquire Safilo. Meanwhile, some...

Month of truth

September is set to be this year's moment of truth. At the beginning of 2009, the situation was too opaque to do anything more than express astonishment at how fast and fundamentally the markets had deteriorated. Most deal-makers went into extended hibernation...

  • DACH
The tech savvy North

One of the questions we always ask venture investors is what attracted them to that particular company and sector. For every tech-related business, the answer is usually the same: the region is at the forefront of technology developments

UK - Intel and T-Online increase interest in ClickandBuy

Intel Capital and T-Online Venture Fund have, alongside two Swiss family offices, acquired founder Norbert Stangl's 40% interest in Firstgate Holding AG, the holding company of UK-headquartered payment services business ClickandBuy, for an undisclosed...

LUXEMBOURG - IK takes majority stake in Vistra

Buyout house IK Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in corporate structuring specialists Vistra Group for an undisclosed sum, alongside a group of investors including Reggeborgh Groep.

NORWAY - Investinor makes NOK 12m Think investment

Norwegian government-owned venture fund Investinor has backed electric vehicle manufacturerer Think with NOK 12m, with an option to invest a further NOK 18m in the near future. Following this round Investinor will hold a 5.5% stake in the compnay.

GERMANY - Advent’s Nukem sells subsidiary

Advent International portfolio company Nukem GmbH has sold nuclear waste management subsidiary Nukem Technologies GmbH to Russian state-owned strategic investor ZAO Atomstroyexport for an undisclosed sum.

GERMANY - Advent’s Nukem sells subsidiary

Advent International portfolio company Nukem GmbH has sold nuclear waste management subsidiary Nukem Technologies GmbH to Russian state-owned strategic investor ZAO Atomstroyexport for an undisclosed sum.

GERMANY - Gebauer launches Ares Capital in Frankfurt

Former Dresdner Kleinwort executive Kai Gebauer has joined specialist debt fund Ares Capital Europe as head of its new Frankfurt office, with responsibility for establishing the firm's activities in the German speaking region, Benelux and CEE.

UK - Octopus invests £1.75m into Surrey NanoSystems

Venture firm Octopus Ventures has invested close to £2m into semiconductor business Surrey NanoSystems in return for a significant minority stake in the business. The financing was provided by the Octopus Titan 1, 2 and 3 VCTs, Eureka EIS, and the Octopus...