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Brexit one year on: Flight to Luxembourg?
Many firms are keeping their options open with regards to future headquarters and fund domiciling, though some are looking to Luxembourg
GP Profile: Bregal Freshstream
GP closed its maiden fund on €600m and makes minority and majority investments in businesses across the UK and Benelux regions
Deal in Focus: Starwood, L Catterton exit Baccarat in €164m deal
Starwood has been invested in the crystal glassware maker for 12 years, while L Catterton first backed the company in 2012
Bulking up: Consolidation in the LP space
Asset managers are flexing their muscles in a new wave of fund-of-funds consolidation
Deal in Focus: Quadriga Capital sells M&R to PIA
Vendor sells its majority stake in the automation business after a holding period of less than two and a half years
VC backers fuel DACH's tech-driven transport boom
Venture-backed startups are capitalising on the slow progress made in the region by corporate giant Uber
French PE urged to help mend country's social divide
Panellists at the annual Afic confrence agree private equity has a large part to play in helping the country's dispossesed
GP Profile: Palamon Capital Partners
Pan-European mid-market GP has experienced an evolution in the mid-market space and the institutionalisation of PE as a whole
Mobeus holds £140m close for first institutional fund
Firm launched the vehicle in response to regulatory changes affecting VCT fund managers
Foraging for opportunities in the food production sector
Though not typically a segment synonymous with private equity, the food sector is attracting increasing attention from the asset class
Deal in Focus: Eurazeo buys Mondelēz confectionery arm for €157m
Following the deal, the company's international production will be relocated to France
Italy cuts taxes on carry to win Brexit business
Amid increasing competition across Europe, Italy reduces tax on carry in a bid to lure UK fund managers
GP Profile: Advent International
Recent investments for the firm include V Group, Integer.pl, Brammer, ATI Physical Therapy and Inventiv Health
Deal in Focus: Idea CCR I in turnaround for Pigna
Investment in struggling pulp and paper company is the third investment by the debt-for-equity investor
Swedish PE industry reeling from carry tax verdict
Latest twist in the long-running carried interest taxation saga in Sweden could leave the local industry facing months of uncertainty
Q1 Barometer: Fall in buyouts sees aggregate value drop 30%
Early-stage and expansion deals up, while buyout volumes and values drop
French fundraising: Sky-high ambitions
With a number of significant closes in recent months, unquote" gauges the current appetite for French private equity funds
GP Profile: Lion Capital
Mid-market investor remains dedicated to its focus on consumer deals despite growing competition, though it may focus on fewer investments
Spain reaps highest value in Q1 since 2005
Spanish private equity firms deployed the highest volume of capital in 12 years during Q1 2017, with €4.7bn deployed
Benelux's packaging firms playing hard to get with PE
Failed take-private efforts by GPs have meant activity in the region has remained dominated by small-cap and lower-mid-market deals
Deal in Focus: TSG invests in BrewDog
Scottish brewer's owners have been critical of craft breweries selling to trade buyers, raising questions surrounding the GP's exit strategy
Schroders acquires Adveq
Deal is the latest in a series of consolidation plays within the European LP landscape
Strong start in CEE for second year running
Region registered 10 deals in Q1 for the second year running, though 2016 saw deal volume halve in H2
Deal in Focus: Bain and Cinven to take Stada private
Acquisition of German pharmaceutical company would be the largest buyout ever recorded in the country