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Fundraising gets personal
Fundraising gets personal
Top 5 final closes of 2012 so far
Fundraising
Lloyds sells £1bn private equity portfolio to Coller
Lloyds Banking Group has agreed to sell a portfolio of private equity investments worth ТЃ1.05bn to Coller Capital.
Coller's sixth fund hits $5.5bn final close
Coller Capital has held a final close for its sixth fund on $5.5bn, exceeding its original $5bn target.
Palamon appoints Michael Beetz as associate principal
Palamon Capital Partners has appointed ex-Coller associate Michael Beetz to join the firm as associate principal.
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
European secondaries boom unlikely to end soon
Secondaries boom unlikely to end soon
Interview: Omnes Capital's Fabien Prévost
GP Interview: Fabien Prévost
Lack of distributions continues to fuel secondaries
Exit woes fuel secondaries
Crédit Agricole PE becomes Omnes Capital
Coller Capital has finalised the acquisition of Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE), which has been renamed Omnes Capital.
Trade sale values boom in 2011
Trade sales continue to be the most common exit route in 2011 and increased by almost €30bn in value, while secondary buyouts are stalling, reflecting the tough economic conditions of the past year. Anneken Tappe reports
2011 exits: trade sales almost triple in value
As the graph shows, the proportion of trade sales, the most common exit route, has not changed significantly between 2010 and 2011.
Coller buys Crédit Agricole PE unit and funds
Coller Capital has agreed to acquire fund manager Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) from Crédit Agricole, as well as the bank's interests in the funds it manages.
One in five LPs to cut GP relationships
One in five European LPs expect to cut the number of GPs they invest with over the next two years, according to Coller Capitalтs Global Private Equity Barometer.
Coller to buy €500m secondaries portfolio from Crédit Agricole
Coller Capital is in talks with Crédit Agricole to buy €500m worth of stakes in buyout funds, according to media reports.
Secondaries players to fill later-stage gap
A lack of LP appetite has left a void at the later-stage end of the European venture market. Could secondaries players hold the key, asks Emanuel Eftimiu