Southern Europe
Secondaries players to fill later-stage gap
A lack of LP appetite has left a void at the later-stage end of the European venture market. Could secondaries players hold the key, asks Emanuel Eftimiu
Survitec deal bodes strong year for buyouts
This week's foursome of sizable buyouts have put Europe on course to reach EUR 40bn for 2010, 50% larger than 2009's dire figure, writes Kimberly Romaine.
CVC appoints new senior adviser
Buyout firm CVC Capital Partners has appointed Thomas Renyi, as senior adviser.
SBOs: To Xafinity and beyond
Duke Streetтs sale of employee benefits company Xafinity to Advent International marks the second major secondary buyout in as many days. With the buyout market currently a dichotomy between cash-rich and exit-starved managers, SBOs could be set to rocket....
Permira names new partner
UK-based buyout house Permira has promoted Roberto Biondi to partner.
Q&A: LPs take direct route
Deborah Sterescu speaks to Ben Hewetson, director of Teachersт Private Capital in London on the merits of direct investing.
Carlyle names HR head for Europe and MENA
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group has named Annie Paydar as head of Human Resources for the European and MENA regions.
Yield of dreams: unquote" explores high yield
Interview with Peter Schwartz, capital markets partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
SBOs replace IPO hopes as KKR snaps up Bridgepoint's Pets at Home
IPO maths don't add up as KKR completes ТЃ 950m Pets at Home secondary. Rikke Eckhoff reports.
Change in attitude needed for future fundraising
New stats reveal 5-year low in fundraising; co-investing needed to lure LPs. By Emanuel Eftimiu
unquote" Fund Administration Report 2009
An introduction to the fund administration market
Southern Europe unquote" March 2010
Despite a drop from Q4 2009 figures, environmental infrastructure continues to attract investors. In the region, investments in this sector have dominated the scarce deal volume over the past few weeks. At least in the medium term, opportunities in Europe...
Q1 2009 unquote" Private Equity Barometer
Total value of transactions was just тЌ4bn, the lowest quarterly total since 1996
Q2 2009 unquote" Private Equity Barometer
Market rallies as green shoots appear
Investment stalls as economic uncertainty returns
Figures from the just-released unquote" Q4 Private Equity Barometer reveal a stagnation in private equity investment activity as economic optimism wears thin.
European Fundraising Review
The essential guide to fundraising in Europe
EUROPE – €400bn refinancing crisis looms
Global advisory firm AlixPartners has released new figures today that suggest Europeтs private equity community faces a potential crisis in the coming year, in the form of EUR 397bn of debt in need of refinancing .
EUROPE - Vestar promotes nine
Vestar Capital Partners has made in three promotions across its European offices.
The banks are back ... or are they?
A lack of leverage does not persist. By Deborah Sterescu
Impotent revolution
Despite calls for an upheaval to fundraising terms, things are set to change incrementally at best as guidelines prove little more than wish lists. Kimberly Romaine reports
Q3 2009 unquote" Private Equity Barometer
Recovery gathers momentum as stabilisation continues