Southern Europe
EUROPE - Riverside makes European promotions
The Riverside Company has promoted Juan Barnechea to head of its European deal origination team. He will be replacing Karsten Langer who will become a transaction partner for Benelux and France.
US/EUROPE - US Fidelty Ventures team forms Volition Capital
The US operations of Fidelity Ventures has spun out into Volition Capital, an independent growth equity firm that invests in founder-owned technology companies.
2010: Leverage renaissance
"Good deals this year shouldn't fall through because of lack of financing as there is enough debt around to service the expected volume of transactions," says Lloyds' Ian Sale, who is optimistic about the prospects for leveraged buyouts in 2010.
EUROPE - 2010: Leverage renaissance
"Good deals this year shouldn't fall through because of lack of financing as there is enough debt around to service the expected volume of transactions," says Lloyds' Ian Sale, who is optimistic about the prospects for leveraged buyouts in 2010.
82% of GPs convinced dealflow improving
The vast majority of GPs in Europe feel dealflow will improve in 2010, with slightly more than half also more upbeat on the quality of those deals
EUROPE - Helvetia Wealth AG appoints new board member
Asset manager Helvetia Wealth AG has appointed Professor Gerhard Arminger as a member of its board.
Helvetia Wealth AG appoints new board member
Asset manager Helvetia Wealth AG has appointed Professor Gerhard Arminger as a member of its board.
GLOBAL - First Reserve Corp promotes Deulina to director
Energy-focused investor First Reserve Corporation has promoted Anastasia Deulina to director.
GLOBAL- MVision boosts real estate team with two new hires
Placement agent MVision has appointed Mitchell B Sikora as managing director and Scott P Arden as director to the firm.
GLOBAL - General Atlantic appoints former Visa president as adviser
Global private equity firm General Atlantic has appointed former Visa president Hans Morris as special adviser.
First Reserve Corp promotes Deulina to director
Energy-focused investor First Reserve Corporation has promoted Anastasia Deulina to director.
GLOBAL - CD&R holds $5bn final close of eighth fund
US-based private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has held a final close on its latest fund, Clayton Dubilier & Rice Fund VIII, on approximately $5bn, $1bn more than its predecessor vehicle which closed in 2006.
EUROPE - Parish Capital holds $73m first close of European fund-of-funds
Parish Capital has held a first close of $73m for Parish Europe II, a Europe-focused fund-of-funds vehicle with a EUR250 million target.
Parish Capital holds $73m first close of European fund-of-funds
Parish Capital has held a first close of $73m for Parish Europe II, a Europe-focused fund-of-funds vehicle with a EUR250 million target.
Balance of power
Investors are putting a significant amount of pressure on buyout houses, pushing for better terms and in some cases scaling back commitments
Adapt to survive
Despite recording a steep decline in investment activity over 2009, delegates at the 2009 unquote" Italia Private Equity Congress remained optimistic that Italy is well placed for future growth. Francinia Protti-Alvarez reports
After the storm
The run-up to year-end was decidedly slow in Southern Europe; the contents of this journal are testament to that. Fortunately, sentiment largely agrees that next year should be better
Second chance saloon
Predictions a year ago of a boom in secondaries transactions proved premature, as a dearth of draw-downs provided a stay of execution to liquidity-starved LPs. Twelve months on, there is a similar anticipation of a wave of secondaries sales, but will...
Global trends, what comes next?
Presentation by Carsten Valgreen, partner at Benderly Economics
GLOBAL - Partners Group restructures management
Partners Group has promoted head of finance Roland KУЄslin and Guernsey head Denis O'Malley from senior vice presidents to managing directors, as part of a wider organisational restructuring of the firm.
EUROPE - HarbourVest promotes Soquar to vice president
HarbourVest Partners has promoted Abraham Soquar to vice president in the firm's London office.
EUROPE - Doughty Hanson promotes private equity co-heads
European buyout house Doughty Hanson has promoted Mark Corbidge and John Leahy to co-heads of private equity.
EUROPE - Still scope for secondaries?
Could the vast amounts of secondary funds raised recently and the limited deal completion lead to a capital overhang in the coming years? Francois Rowell asks Sergio Jovele of Partners Group, which yesterday announced the closing of its latest secondaries-focused...
EUROPE - Earth holds first close of £750m fund
Earth Capital Partners has held an undisclosed first close of its EON Climate & Renewables fund, which has a target of EUR 750m.