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unquote" Fund Administration Report 2009
An introduction to the fund administration market
Alchemy's Martin departs
Alchemy Partners' John Martin has left after just 18 months with the firm, a period which saw the turnaround investor lose co-founder Jon Moulton.
KKR acquires Pets at Home as SBO proves more lucrative than IPO
Bridgepoint has completed the exit of its pet retail chain Pets at Home through a secondary buyout to US giant KKR that is reportedly worth more than £950m, ending talk of a potential floatation of the business.
Investec funds Odgers Berndtson buyout
Investec Private Bank Growth & Acquisition Finance has backed the £16m partial buyout of headhunting firm Odgers Berndtson from its parent, OPD Group.
Will 2010 be another ‘lost year'?
Hopes of a sea change in private equity along with the UK economy emerging from recession are not shared by the whole industry. While a quarter of recently surveyed GPs expect deal flow to stay the same in 2010 and seven in ten expect it to increase this...
Core Capital leads £4m round for Georgina Goodman
VCT manager Core Capital has led a £4m financing round for luxury goods retailer Georgina Goodman.
Hutton Collins refinances Windsor with new debt from Cydesdale
Hutton Collins Partners has agreed a refinancing of portfolio company Windsor Limited, the insurance broker, which will see Clydesdale Bank inject new senior debt facilities into the business.
Impetus appoints Palamon's Elson as new chairman
UK venture philanthropy trust Impetus has appointed Louis Elson, managing partner and co-founder of growth investor Palamon Capital Partners, as its new chairman.
General Atlantic takes minority stake in Markit
General Atlantic has invested in global financial information services company Markit, in exchange for a minority stake in the business.
Banking on the environment
Following the bad aftertaste left by the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December last year, there is reason to wonder whether all the hype investors are building around environmental technology is mere rhetoric.
Q1 2009 unquote" Private Equity Barometer
Total value of transactions was just €4bn, the lowest quarterly total since 1996
Q2 2009 unquote" Private Equity Barometer
Market rallies as green shoots appear
Impotent Revolution
Changes to fundraising terms in 2010
Healthcare: the sector to watch
A seemingly recession-resilient sector attracts capital in the downturn. By Deborah Sterescu
Institutional LPs - still in the game?
Canadian LPs lead the push towards direct investing. Deborah Sterescu reports
Celtic Pharma committs £5m to Cantab
Celtic Pharma has invested £5m in biopharmaceutical company Cantab Biopharmaceuticals Limited.
Index and Dawn invest £13m into Mimecast
Index Ventures and Dawn Capital have invested £13m into email management company Mimecast, in a series B round of financing for the company.
Investec boosts debt advisory team with new hire
Investec Investment Banking and Securities has appointed Paul Bail as director in its debt advisory team.
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.
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EUROPE – €400bn refinancing crisis looms
Global advisory firm AlixPartners has released new figures today that suggest Europe’s private equity community faces a potential crisis in the coming year, in the form of EUR 397bn of debt in need of refinancing .