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AIFMD: High price for investor security?
The AIFM Directive continues to spark debate amongst industry practitioners, even as it is being implemented across Europe. While the new regulations will lower risk levels for smaller investors, GPs are concerned about a possible cost explosion. Diana...
Fund admin: Pure player or one-stop shop?
Demand for external fund admin services has been growing steadily over the past few years т a trend quickly spotted by large banks. As the market consolidates, are independent providers feeling the heat? Greg Gille reports
Fund Administration Report 2011
The unquote" Fund Administration Report 2011 gives an insight into fund administration services and looks at current trends and issues in the market.
Foresight Group expands investment team
Foresight has appointed new members to its environmental and solar team.
Technology activity holds up despite tough market
Tech deals have remained remarkably robust since the onset of the financial crisis, with fairly consistent deal volumes seen throughout the past few years. However, deal value has fluctuated wildly. Anneken Tappe investigates.
PE's top five home runs of 2011
Matrix and Foresight’s stellar sale of App-DNA this week is among a handful of outstanding results the industry has achieved in recent months. Greg Gille takes a look at 2011’s top five exits
Fundraising evolves for a difficult climate
While public financial markets remain punch drunk from the latest series of downgrades, debt crises and bailouts, private equity has, by necessity, been slowly emerging from one of its most difficult periods.
LP co-investment: Finding the balance
Over-allocation to any asset class can be risky business, and LP co-investment is no exception. Susannah Birkwood reports
Would the real patient capital please stand up?
Nearly two decades of PE ownership has taught the management of V.Ships that not all financial backers are created equal. Kimberly Romaine speaks to CEO Clive Richardson about the pros т and cons т of private equity ownership.
Banexi Ventures Partners holds first closing
Banexi Ventures Partners has held a first close of its BV5 fund at €50m.
Leverage drives up prices, not returns
PE pays more for assets than trade, with the debt lining vendorsт coffers rather than enhancing buyersт returns, according to a recent study. Kimberly Romaine reports.
Mountain Cleantech raises €23m for second fund
Swiss venture capital firm Mountain Cleantech has announced a first close of its second fund on €23m.
Private equity – A man's world?
The French venture capital association has just established a body to address gender inequality in private equity. But why do so few women still work in the industry? Susannah Birkwood finds out
LPs: Crisis overstated – mid-market offers best prospects
LPs hold out high hopes for Europeтs mid-market. However GPs must strategize carefully. Kimberly Romaine reports from Budapest.
Venture's global outlook drives success
Europe may gradually and finally be shedding its image as the ugly duckling of alternative assets investment opportunities. Kimberly Romaine reports from Budapest.
Edmond de Rothschild offloads PE unit in MBO
La Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild (LCFR) has sold its majority stake in the bank's funds-of-funds unit, Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity Select (Select), to Select's management.
PE a 'force for good' but must focus on social issues
Four years on, European private equityтs largest catch is still happy with its owners. unquoteт reports from the BVCA Summit in London.
Primary buyouts resilient in Q3
Although market conditions remain difficult for private equity transactions across the spectrum, primary LBOs seem to have fared better than SBOs in the third quarter. Greg Gille reports
Pemberton Capital launches first fund
Pemberton Capital has announced the launch of its maiden fund, Pemberton European Services Fund I, with a €500m target.
Deal volume and value plummets in third quarter
Deal activity levels fell by more than a third in Q3 2011 due to ongoing fears regarding the European debt crisis, according to the latest unquoteт Private Equity Barometer, in association with Arle Capital Partners.
Q&A: Jeremy Golding talks investment strategies
Emanuel Eftimiu speaks to Golding Capital Partnersт Jeremy Golding about his allocation strategy, expectations for the asset class and what to avoid when fundraising.
2011 to see €59bn by year-end – updated unquote" forecast
After a promising start, buyout activity in Europe might slow down even further in the fourth quarter of 2011, and risks falling behind last year’s levels. Anneken Tappe reports
A-Capital announces China-Outbound fund
A-Capital has launched a China-Outbound Private Equity Fund, together with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Financial Work, which will focus on investments in Europe.
Mid-cap valuations back to pre-crisis levels
The mini-boom witnessed in the first half of this year was largely driven by a rush to put money to work – but it has left its mark on valuations, with PE paying more than corporates for assets. Greg Gille reports