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Industry must adapt, Investec study finds
Private equity professionals are concerned that the industry is doing too little to address its most pressing issues, according to a study by Investec Fund Finance.
Investec hires Joanna Turney
Joanna Turney, Investec
Electra acquires South Lakeland Parks
Electra Partners has acquired holiday parks operator South Lakeland Parks for £47m and will look to exploit synergies with its portfolio company Park Resorts.
Investec supports Lomond Capital
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided financing to Edinburgh-based property management company Lomond Capital.
Investec funds 2M’s acquisition of ChlorVinyls arm
Investec Growth and Acquisition Finance has provided follow-on funding to client 2M Group for the acquisition of the packed chlorine branch of ChlorVinyls.
Lloyds' Rablen joins Investec
Paul Rablen, Investec
Investec provides £110m debt package to Sun's Paragon
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided a £110m integrated debt facility to refinance the acquisition of Paragon Print & Packaging by Sun European Partners.
Family Office Survey 2013
Keep up to date with the latest trends in the Family Office Investment In Private Equity survey, published in association with Investec.
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 £10m 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 £80m 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 – 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 UK’s credit market...
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.