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Brexit

UK prime minister Boris Johnson
2020 Outlook: Political change heralds UK buyout revival

Deal volume was down last year, but record-high value and a more settled political backdrop mean 2020 could be busy for the UK

  • UK / Ireland
  • 04 February 2020
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn
UK General Election: reactions from the PE community

Private equity players and advisers speak on the potential for the resolution of Brexit and the effect it may have on deal activity

  • UK / Ireland
  • 04 November 2019
Cloudy with a chance of slowdown
H1 Review: Cloudy with a chance of slowdown

With European deployment tapering in the first half, Unquote crunches the numbers and gauges market expectations for the months ahead

  • Investments
  • 03 September 2019
UK buyout activity
H1 Review: UK transactions hit by Brexit impact

Total of 96 buyouts recorded by Unquote Data during the period marks the lowest volume seen in the country since H1 2016

  • UK / Ireland
  • 14 August 2019
Stuart Brinkworth of Mayer Brown
UK loses shine as continental Europe attracts dealflow – comment

Private equity still looks to the UK for finance, but the deals now go elsewhere in Europe, writes Mayer Brown's Stuart Brinkworth

  • UK / Ireland
  • 17 July 2019
Clouds over Westminster
UK exits on hold in Q1

Exit activity reached its lowest quarterly level since the height of the financial crisis in Q1, according to Unquote Data

  • Exits
  • 30 May 2019
David Rubenstein speaking at the 2019 Invest Europe Investors Forum
PE to continue enjoying strong tailwinds, says Carlyle's Rubenstein

Speaking at the Invest Europe Investors' Forum in Geneva yesterday, Rubenstein said he does not foresee PE's current run of form ending soon

  • Fundraising
  • 29 March 2019
Britain has voted to leave the European Union
UK private equity anxiety as Brexit crisis intensifies

Twists and turns in the Brexit process are making it increasingly difficult for private equity practitioners to prepare for what lies ahead

  • UK / Ireland
  • 26 March 2019
Canary Wharf in London
UK's financial sector buyout slump persists

Deal volume in the sector fell for the fifth consecutive year, with aggregate value falling for the fourth consecutive year

  • UK / Ireland
  • 28 February 2019
Engine revving up
Large-cap deals turbo-boost Benelux buyout market

Deals valued at more than €500m reached a post-crisis peak last year, even setting aside Carlyle's €10bn AkzoNobel carve-out

  • Benelux
  • 22 February 2019
Clouds over Westminster
UK activity taking hit in 2018 despite mid-market resilience

Buyouts valued at more than £500m fell by 56% in aggregate value terms in 2018, and by 43% in terms of volume

  • Investments
  • 11 February 2019
Insurance brokers
Bowmark's Aston Lark bolts on Robertson Low

Irish insurance broker will help the portfolio company safeguard against Brexit uncertainty

  • Portfolio management
  • 28 January 2019
UK Fundraising Report 2018 cover
UK Fundraising Report 2018

Latest edition of the UK Fundraising Report is now available to download for Unquote subscribers

  • Fundraising
  • 12 December 2018
Boris Johnson is a prominent member of the Vote Leave campaign
UK private equity faces post-Brexit brain drain

Two thirds of EU nationals working in PE and finance in the UK consider a Brexit-motivated move, says PER

  • Industry
  • 12 December 2018
Britain has voted to leave the European Union
Brexit apprehension brings sharp drop in UK deal activity

Country suffers a larger drop-off in aggregate buyout value than any other European region in the first 11 months of 2018

  • UK / Ireland
  • 10 December 2018
Paul Skipworth of L Capital
Q&A: Inverleith’s Paul Skipworth

Unquote speaks to managing partner Skipworth about fundraising process and deploying capital in the embattled UK consumer space

  • GPs
  • 13 November 2018
The Irish private equity market looks set to boom
HarbourVest to open Dublin office

LP says it will not reduce the size of its London office but will base fund managers in Dublin

  • LPs
  • 26 October 2018
Havelock Europa is an interior designer for businesses and institutions
RCapital acquires Havelock from administrators

Acquisition of shopfitting company will safeguard 300 jobs and Havelock's manufacturing sites

  • Buyouts
  • 04 July 2018
Wagamama is a chain of Japanese restaurants
PE-backed Wagamama mandates Goldman Sachs for funding options

Restaurant chain backed by Hutton Collins and Duke Street has withstood the UK casual dining downturn

  • Exits
  • 06 June 2018
Sleeping pills
Strategic Value acquires remainder of Vita Group

Debt package to support the transaction was provided by Barclays and NatWest Markets

  • Buyouts
  • 11 May 2018
Bench is a fashion designer
Emeram-backed Bench enters adminstration

Fashion retailer is the latest in a series of UK-based consumer brands to face troubles

  • Exits
  • 02 May 2018
New Look is a retailer of clothing and accessories for women
Brait's New Look proposes CVA with closure of 60 stores

High street fashion retailer will look to renegotiate its rental and debt agreements

  • UK / Ireland
  • 08 March 2018
Elections and political uncertainty
Shielding PE from political risk

Once a niche advisory sub-sector, political due diligence has now become an integral part of deal-making in Europe

  • Advisory
  • 14 December 2017
UK chancellor Philip Hammond
UK autumn budget: industry reactions

VCT and EIS fund managers and trade bodies broadly welcome the autumn budget, as BBB receives an additional £2.5bn in funding

  • UK / Ireland
  • 23 November 2017
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