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The Unquote Podcast
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: European tour

Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team examines the key takeaways from IPEM and SuperReturn

  • Investments
  • 12 March 2019
Spanish flag in front of the Palace of Communication in Madrid
VC activity picks up steam in Spain

Venture capital activity maintained momentum in 2018, largely fueled by international players in later-stage rounds

  • Southern Europe
  • 07 March 2019
Frankfurt square in Germany
Nordic GPs set their sights on the DACH region

Nordic buyout houses are increasing their presence in the region, both in terms of deal activity and boots on the ground

  • Nordics
  • 06 March 2019
French fundraising
French PE readies for wide-ranging economic reforms

PACTE plan currently working its way through parliament could boost ESG and take-privates, in addition to increasing public funding for venture

  • France
  • 04 March 2019
Canary Wharf in London
UK's financial sector buyout slump persists

Deal volume in the sector fell for the fifth consecutive year, with aggregate value falling for the fourth consecutive year

  • UK / Ireland
  • 28 February 2019
The flags of Scandinavia
Nordic giants drive region's aggregate value jump

Aggregate value of buyouts in the Nordic countries jumped to €25.7bn in 2018, a 66% increase on 2017

  • Nordics
  • 27 February 2019
The Unquote Podcast
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Crypto craze

Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team decodes the intricacies of securitised token offerings

  • Investments
  • 26 February 2019
GPs take co-control with minority stakes
Co-piloted investments prepared for take off

PE is displaying a growing willingness to invest in minority deals, with some GPs raising dedicated vehicles for the strategy

  • Investments
  • 25 February 2019
Engine revving up
Large-cap deals turbo-boost Benelux buyout market

Deals valued at more than €500m reached a post-crisis peak last year, even setting aside Carlyle's €10bn AkzoNobel carve-out

  • Benelux
  • 22 February 2019
Contrasting trends
Contrasting fortunes: debt and venture secondaries

Private debt secondaries have the wind firmly in their sails, while the longer-established venture secondaries space is still an acquired taste

  • Secondaries
  • 20 February 2019
Cash to deploy
Rich shoppers and cheap talent quell CEE slump fears

Influx of high profile employers and the availability of affordable skilled talent could benefit the region during a wider European slowdown

  • CEE
  • 18 February 2019
German political sentiment impacts private equity
Strong LP appetite and creative credit to fuel DACH growth

Despite stiff competition for assets, PE firms in the DACH region hit record deal volume in 2018 and expect further growth in 2019

  • DACH
  • 15 February 2019
Thierry Timsit from Astorg Partners
GP Profile: Astorg

Managing partner Thierry Timsit discusses investment strategy, competition, ESG and political instability

  • GPs
  • 14 February 2019
Frecce Tricolori airshow
Strong Italian dealflow boosts southern European activity

Italy reached an all-time peak in terms of buyout dealflow and aggregate value in 2018, boosting the region's figures as a whole

  • Southern Europe
  • 13 February 2019
The Unquote Podcast
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Dual speed ahead

Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team navigates the bifurcation in private equity fundraising

  • Fundraising
  • 12 February 2019
Clouds over Westminster
UK activity taking hit in 2018 despite mid-market resilience

Buyouts valued at more than £500m fell by 56% in aggregate value terms in 2018, and by 43% in terms of volume

  • Investments
  • 11 February 2019
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
US investors eye European first-time funds

Maiden fundraises are maintaining momentum, with US institutional investors increasingly drawn to such vehicles

  • LPs
  • 08 February 2019
Unquote Private Equity Barometer Q4 2018
Q4 Barometer: European deal volume sets new annual record

Despite a slowdown in the final quarter of the year, private equity activity reached an all-time high over the course of the year

  • Investments
  • 06 February 2019
Alan Giddins of 3i
Q&A: 3i’s Alan Giddins and Isabelle Hemington

Managing partner and senior associate speak to Unquote about ongoing growth in the travel sector and the firm's approach to investing in the space

  • GPs
  • 04 February 2019
French buyout activity
French buyout value climbs to post-crisis peak

Total deal value comfortably surpasses 2017's figure in a market driven by fierce competition, high prices and easy access to debt

  • France
  • 31 January 2019
The Unquote Podcast
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Minority report

Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which our Precogs envision PE's future of non-controlling stakes

  • Investments
  • 29 January 2019
Agriculture fund close
ADM raises $450m for Cibus Fund

Vehicle was launched at the end of 2016 and held a first close in May 2017 on $100m

  • Funds
  • 25 January 2019
The Unquote Podcast
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: High-water marks and PE larks

Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, wherein the team discusses the 2019 Annual Buyout Review, Nordic PE's record year and more

  • Investments
  • 22 January 2019
Businessmen having a conversation in a boardroom
Draper Esprit buys stakes in Earlybird funds

Draper Esprit will fund the acquisitions by issuing up to £100m in new shares on the AIM segment of the London stock exchange

  • Secondaries
  • 21 January 2019
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