Nordic unquote
Summer heat hits the markets
"You'll ease into the job. The summer months are always quiet in the Nordics," or so I was told as I started covering private equity markets in the region at the beginning of July. However, the market proved us wrong: this issue features 22 deals and...
On the up ..
More generalists have entered the oil & gas industry of late, but the sector requires specialist know-how and has layers of risks with hidden traps for private equity investors. Cash-rich trade buyers are also competing effectively with financial sponsors,...
Expanding horizons
With Western markets bruised and battered from the credit crunch, coupled with rising inflation and slower growth, buyout and venture funds are spreading their wings to emerging Europe, where the markets have largely escaped the global gloom. This was...