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Family offices seek surge in deal origination
Family offices
Investec GAF appoints Davidson
Investec Specialist Bank has appointed Grant Davidson to its growth & acquisition finance team.
Mezzanine makes its comeback
Mezz bounces back
Family offices keen on bypassing GPs?
Nearly 60% of family offices polled in the Investec Family Office Intelligence Survey are considering investing in private equity. The headline figure is not the whole story, though.
Investec in €10m Explore Learning refinancing
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided a ТЃ10m financing facility to support Explore Learning, a UK-based academic tuition provider backed by Graphite Capital.
GPs feel heat as LPs raise fund contribution expectations
LPs are increasingly expecting GPs to make a 2% contribution to their next fund, putting pressure on investment professionals to earn carry, according to an Investec survey.
Vendors and banks amenable to strong 2013 in UK
Good signs for 2013
H2 Equity Partners supports MBO of Hancocks
H2 Equity Partners has acquired British confectionery wholesaler Hancocks Group Holdings, alongside the company's management.
Duke Street's Marlin secures £80m senior credit line
Duke Street's UK portfolio company Marlin has secured an ТЃ80m revolving credit facility from RBS and Investec.
Investec provides debt for MBO of BM Polyco
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided a debt facility to support the management buyout of BM Polyco, a professional and consumer gloves business.
Deloitte appoints Nick Soper as debt advisory director
Deloitte has named ex-Investec director Nick Soper as the new director of its debt advisory division.
Leveraged finance "at tipping point"
Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB, Barclays, HSBC т all names that can be seen on high streets across Britain. From credit cards to mortgages to investment banking and acquisition finance, these powerful institutions once had the UKтs credit market tied...
Entrepreneurs favour banks over PE for funding
Less than a quarter of entrepreneurs expect to turn to venture capital and private equity firms for funding over the next 12 months, according to research by Investec.
UK: GP confidence wanes
Only 57% of UK-based PE houses expect the British economy to pick up in 2012, according to Investec's latest private equity industry barometer.
Investec provides debt for 2M co-founder buyout
Investec has provided a debt facility for chairman and co-founder Mottie Kessler's buyout of 2M.
GP commitments: PE houses feel the pressure
More than 80% of GPs are feeling pressure to up personal commitments to their funds, according to research by Investec.
Investec expands Growth & Acquisition Finance team
Investec has announced the appointment of Shaun Mullin to the Growth & Acquisition Finance team of the firm.
Debt providers: "One-stop shops" gaining ground
Faced with a tough bank lending environment, PE houses are increasingly turning to тone-stop shopsт to leverage their deals. Indeed, alternative debt providers are looking forward to a busy 2012, as Greg Gille finds out.
MVC backs buyout of Gibdock with £28m
MVC Private Equity has acquired transportation services provider Gibdock for ТЃ28m.
GPs targeting larger funds - study
Around two fifths of GPs believe that their next fund will be larger than the current one, according to research from Investec.
Name that firm: three exits in three months
There are very few outfits not in fundraising mode that achieve a hat-trick of exits in as many months. But that is precisely what Investec Growth & Acquisition finance did between December and February.
Investec to increase private equity mezzanine financing
Investec is working on plans to increase asset based lending and mezzanine funding to mid-market private equity investors over the next 12 months.
Taking stock of asset-based lending
ABFA's latest stats show a decrease in asset-based lending last year. But there are promising signs that the demand for this product could rise in 2010. Deborah Sterescu reports.
Investec boosts debt advisory team with new hire
Investec Investment Banking and Securities has appointed Paul Bail as director in its debt advisory team.