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Caution the watchword
The post-CGT slow-down is now most certainly upon us, according to my inbox. Now, this may not be the best way of taking the temperature of the private equity market but in the absence of other reliable indicators it will have to do. The last few weeks...
Performance measurement survey
Large buyout funds are statistically the place to be - but for how much longer? Nathan Williams investigates
Not mezz-ing around
Now that the door has firmly shut on cheap debt and new types of junior products, mezzanine has a way into capital structures again. But it still faces competition and challenges in today's market. Linn Ronning speaks to mezzanine specialists to find...
EUROPE - Mezz cashes in on new markets
One man’s loss is another man’s gain and nowhere is this clearer than in the subordinated debt market right now. Anecdotal evidence suggests the layer is set for its headiest days yet, with mezzanine now accounting for up to 2x EBITDA on average in...
UK - Four Seasons struggles under debt burden
Four Seasons, the nursing and care home group owned by Three Delta, an investment vehicle of the Qatari Investment Authority, is scouring the market for new debt financing ahead of a deadline for repayment of £1.24bn worth of senior debt, due on the...
UK - Low Carbon Seed Fund invests £175,000 into Evince
The Low Carbon Seed Fund has invested £175,000 into Evince Technology Ltd, a company that has developed a semiconductor device designed to reduces CO2 emissions, as part of a £500,000 funding round.