Q&A
Summa's Reynir Indahl on Nordic fundraising, ESG
Ahead of the upcoming Mergermarket Nordic M&A and Private Equity Forum on 15 March in Stockholm, Summa Equity co-founder and managing partner Reynir Indahl talks to Unquote about fundraising, and value creation in ESG strategies in the region
Q&A: Rutland’s Craddock on Aston Barclay and making partner
Special situations investor's newly appointed partner discusses the firm's evolution and its recent investment in the UK-based car auction business
Q&A: Private Equity Partners' Fabio Sattin
Fabio Sattin says Italy is opening up to alternative lenders and hybrid instruments
Q&A: Rutland Partners’ David Wardrop
Partner David Wardrop discusses how the firm’s past experience of special-situations investing benefits its new portfolio companies
Danske’s Fromm discusses debt trends in the Nordics
Danske Bank's Lars Fromm says the Nordic market will be more balanced this year between IPOs and M&A
SVCA chair Thand Ringqvist on global crises impacting Nordic PE
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist discusses concerns for the Nordic PE industry, including the migrant crisis
A future of private equity substance
Jersey Finance's Geoff Cook discusses the importance of substance for fund administration
Q&A: Social impact integral to competitive businesses
EIF's Grabenwarter discusses importance of social impact investing
Q&A: ACE & Company’s Adam Said
ACE & Company's Said discusses the Swiss market and using flexible strategies
National pension funds to boost Italian PE, says Coller's Orsi
Coller's Orsi believes new rules allowing Italian pension funds to invest in PE will have a great impact
Top treasury official Pagani discusses growth drivers in Italy
Fabrizio Pagani, head of the office of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, on Italy's economy
Hendrik Brandis of Earlybird on strength of Germany’s startups
Hendrik Brandis of Earlybird discusses hot sectors and his wishes for European venture
Investment opportunities scant in Germany – Lyrique’s van Swaay
Lyrique's Hans van Swaay discusses the challenges for private equity in the DACH region
AP6's Swartling warns of the challenges of direct investing
Q&A with Karl Swartling, managing director of pension fund AP6
Altor's Harald Mix discusses move to public investments
An exclusive Q&A with Harald Mix, founder and managing partner of Altor
Succession-led deals are biggest opportunity in CEE, says Arx’s Korpala
Jacek Korpala of Arx Equity Partners discusses dealflow in the CEE region
SL Capital's Gunn wants to see Nordic turnaround funds
SL Capital's Gunn on the intricacies of the Nordic markets
Ambienta can break into Mittelstand, says new partner Helling
unquote" catches up with Ambienta following move into DACH region
Q&A: 3TS’s Zbigniew Lapinski
3TS’s Zbigniew Lapinski discusses deal origination in CEE
Impetus-PEF CEO Daniela Barone Soares on venture philanthropy
Impetus-PEF’s Daniela Barone Soares discusses the shift towards social impact
Coller’s Tim Jones predicts choppy waters ahead
Tim Jones of Coller Capital discusses the increasingly competitive secondaries market and his outlook for 2015
New GP Frost Brooks on importance of personal contribution
unquote" catches up with Miles Frost, co-founder of new firm Frost Brooks
Price hike in Spain a return to normal – Aurelius’s Díaz Uriarte
Following the opening of its Madrid office, Aurelius’s Díaz Uriarte discusses the firm's strategy in Spain
Private equity perfect for pension funds, says Covip's Rinaldi
Ambrogio Rinaldi of Covip discusses Italian pension funds' poor exposure to private equity