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Top Brass Marches Out
Francois Rowell looks at the implications of key-man departures for large buyout firms
Glorious fizz
The rentree is off to an exceptional start with Blackstone and Lion Capital recording the largest exit (of the few) in France so far this year after they agreed on the sale of Orangina Schweppes Group to Suntory for EUR2.57bn. Both private equity houses...
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
School's out ..
As we enter the holiday season, further good news arrives in the form of the unquote" Q2 Barometer done in association with Candover, which shows the first uptick for European private equity in a year. Unfortunately, France has not performed as well as...
Lorenzo Lorenzotti - ACG Private Equity
Francois Rowell speaks to Lorenzo Lorenzotti, managing director of ACG Private Equity, about LP/GP relationships and opportunities in the CEE region
Beneath the surface
Francois Rowell looks at current pressures between portfolio company creditors and their private equity owners