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Ares aiming to raise $500m in listing
Listing would be biggest private equity IPO since Carlyle
Comment: Improving fund liquidity through fund finance
Increasing bank appetite for fund financing means improving fund liquidity is becoming easier
Weekly round-up: Israel moves away from high-tech roots
Israeli buyouts on the rise; Riverside's Seddon on sourcing deals in UK mid-market; refinancings in the French market... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
Israel: no longer a start-up nation
Strong GDP and population growth ideal for private equity
Hayfin closes direct lending fund on €2bn
Successful close highlights investor demand for alternative lenders
Weekly round-up: LP warns need for discipline
The challenges of a flush market; Ukrainian crisis threatens Russian FDI; Israeli tech exits indicate maturing market... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
Comment: Rhonda Ryan on the challenges of European private equity investing
GP discipline is vital as confidence increases
CVC hires Pantheon's Huwendiek as head of comms
Carsten Huwendiek, CVC Capital Partners
Altius teams up with Castling
Partnership highlights increased demand from South Korean LPs
Israeli VC: tech exit valuations rising
But is an Israeli tech bubble emerging?
Weekly round-up: Mood swings
Bullish mood at the EVCA Investor Forum; Ukrainian players trying to cope with the Crimea crisis; mid-market GPs wary of an IPO bubble in the UK... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
Mid-market players fear UK IPO disaster
Is the market approaching a bust?
Weekly round-up: crisis in European venture?
Intel Capital's Battisti on the crisis in European venture; deals under the spotlight... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
Augentius appoints new CEO
Ian Kelly, Augentius
Intel's Battisti calls for increased venture regulation
We are currently experiencing the biggest crisis in European venture capital for a generation, says Marcos Battisti, managing director of Intel Capital for Western Europe and Israel
Weekly round-up: Privatisation spells opportunity
Privatisation and private equity; Norwegian oil & gas goes north; changes in defined benefit pensions luring investors... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
Q&A with Pantheon's Helen Steers
Q&A: Pantheon
Simmons & Simmons hires new funds partner
Law firm Simmons & Simmons has hired Dale Gabbert as a partner in its London-based funds practice.
Privatisation: private equity's next big opportunity?
As Europe recovers from years of financial instability, many governments across the continent are looking to offload assets in a bid to reduce deficits. Could these potential upcoming state sell-offs provide an opportunity for private equity? Alice Murray...
Cinven, EQT target new geographies
European buyout houses Cinven and EQT have been looking further afield for healthcare investments, this week buying US-based CRO business Medpace and Australian radiology specialist I-Med, respectively.
Weekly round-up: it's not a bubble, but...
How to avoid the next tech bubble; Quilvest's track record; Italian fundraising getting a much-needed boost... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
Weekly round-up: online dating
French fundraising success; the relationship between VCs and online dating platforms; and mid-cap valuations creep up... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"
Terra Firma MDs to take over after Darragh's departure
Terra Firma managing directors Mike Kinski, Stefan Thiele and Ingmar Wilhelm will take over from Damian Darragh following his departure from the firm.