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Private equity allocations cautiously up, says LPEQ study
Around 16% of investors expect to increase their private equity allocation within the next six months, according to the recently released Scorpio Partnership LPEQ High-Net-Worth Asset Allocator survey.
LPs demand greater transparency from GPs
LPs are demanding more transparency from GPs and more support from governments to exhaust the full potential of private equity, according to Coller Capital's Global Private Equity Barometer.
LPs getting to grips with private equity's bad reputation
PE's image issue
LP interview: Morgan Stanley AIP's Neil Harper
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Secondary buyouts continue to boom, but for how long?
The European secondary buyout market is deeper and more active than the primary market, but buyers should beware that its health is ultimately dependent on the same factors that drive primary transactions. Anneken Tappe reports
Video: AXA Private Equity's Stefano Mion
Stefano Mion, the head of AXA Private Equity's UK operations, talks to unquote" news editor Greg Gille about the firm's fund-of-funds strategy.
PE marketers launch Pivot Partners
Emma Payne and Ingrid Tighe have launched Pivot Partners, a strategic marketing business focusing on the private equity industry.
Trade sales on the rise
The partial sale of Alliance Boots to Walgreens by KKR and AXA PE is the latest in a series of exits propping up trade sale figures in 2012. Meanwhile the secondary buyouts trend is showing signs of abating. Greg Gille reports
How private equity helps build British businesses
Speak up for PE
Europe-wide PE investment to fall below €45bn in 2012
Following a lacklustre start to 2012, Europe should see year-end buyout investment levels barely hit the €40bn mark – the first glitch in an otherwise steady recovery since 2010. Greg Gille reports
Big boost in Spring dealflow
Nordic activity rebounded sharply in May as nine deals worth an estimated €1.4bn were recorded: more than double the volume, and more than four times the value of the previous month.
Rise in secondaries highlights tough venture market
Venture secondaries on the rise
17Capital nears final close on latest fund
Preferred equity provider 17Capital is understood to have raised around 80% of its second vehicle.
3i pulls out of Habbo Hotel firm Sulake
3i has joined Balderton in pulling out of Finnish portfolio company Sulake following a scandal in one of the online games it runs.
Video: EBRD's Anne Fossemalle
unquote" editor-in-chief Kimberley Romaine speaks to EBRD director Anne Fossemalle about the latest trends in manager selection.
Listed PE discounts seen as buying opportunity
Wide discounts on listed private equity vehicles present a major buying opportunity, according to delegates at LPEQ’s recent conference in London.
Turnarounds expect deal flood post-Olympics
The Diamond Jubilee and Olympics are detracting from private equity activity, though banks could at last be ready to sell their equity investments. Kimberly Romaine reports
Balderton dumps Sulake after documentary exposé
Balderton has dumped its stake in Finnish social networking company Sulake following a damning Channel 4 investigation into the firm.
Apax leads $1bn Paradigm buyout
Apax Partners and JMI Equity have agreed to acquire oil & gas software vendor Paradigm from US investment group Fox Paine for around $1bn.
Private companies rethink pricing
The recession has had little effect on company valuations, but now companies are becoming more realistic about their value, writes John Bakie
UK and Nordics outperforming rest of Europe
Research from unquote” data finds that the UK/Ireland has not only outperformed its continental European counterparts in Q1 of 2012, but it was also the only region to raise deal volume levels above those of 2011.
Trade winds blowing
Trade winds blowing
EVCA elects new chairman
The General Assembly of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has elected Vincenzo Morelli as chairman for the coming year.
European Investment Fund appoints new chairman
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has appointed Dario Scannapieco as chairman of the board of directors.