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Deal in Focus: Disruptive travel firms are hot Tiqets for VCs
An in-depth look at Capital Mills' investment in mobile ticketing company Tiqets
Deal in Focus: GFC, Project A team up for Pets Deli round
An in-depth look at GFC and Project A's investment in high-end pet food retailer Pets Deli
Comment: The gender diversity issue
On International Women's Day, Grant Thornton's Mo Merali says more needs to be done on boosting diversity
Deal in Focus: Segulah builds on Stockholm property sector with Zengun
An in-depth look at the Swedish GP's first buyout of 2016
The perfect LP base: A taste of traditional investors
Part three of our LP selection series assesses traditional investors' relationship with the asset class
The perfect LP base: All new flavours
Part two of our LP selection series reveals new investors keen to invest in PE funds
The perfect LP base: Diversification or concentration?
Part one of our LP selection series assesses how diversified an LP base should be, and why
Multiples Heatmap Q3 update: prices heat up in France, CEE
Download the latest instalment of our ongoing project tracking average multiples paid by private equity
In Profile: Vendis Capital
Vendis co-founder Cedric Olbrechts discusses the advantages of being a sector specialist
Western Balkans buyout activity likely to remain sporadic
Stronger links between the Balkan countries will help investment, but PE dealflow will likely remain patchy
Volatility impacts listed private equity
Discounts to NAV for listed players are beginning to widen as volatility and uncertainty take their toll on the markets
Refinancings surge in Germany
Is the surge in German refinancings – outpacing new deals in 2015 – the sign of a weakening exit market?
VC-backed biotechs sustain faint pulse of Benelux healthcare
Uncertain policies have caused a slow down for healthcare buyouts in Benelux
Defensive Sino-French approach holds strong in France
As France's GDP growth rate remains flat, local GPs targeting Asian growth are still proving successful
Comment: Pricing heats up for energy information
Plural's Easton explains why PE is flocking to energy information businesses despite falling oil prices
Flight to quality could be driver for Nordic price hike
Nordic GPs are paying higher prices for assets, but could this development result in higher-quality returns?
Deal in Focus: Electra repaints Daler-Rowney's fortunes
A look back at how Electra turned Daler-Rowney around from being its worst performing asset
Boosting returns by reducing carbon emissions
This second instalment in our investigation of PE and the green economy looks at reducing emissions in existing investments
Deal in Focus: Syntegra reaps 5.1x on contested AML trade sale
An in-depth look at the turbulent sale of AMS Systems by Syntegra and Picardie
How to generate powerful renewables deals
The first instalment of our investigation into PE and the green economy looks at investing in renewables
Deal in focus: Polaris completes first software buyout with Configit deal
An in-depth look at how Polaris managed to win Configit despite not being the highest bidder
Deal in Focus: EQT's EEW exit is largest ever Sino-German trade sale
A look back at how EQT scored one of the largest sales of a German company to Chinese buyers
Q4 Barometer: Record value in 2015 despite end-of-year dip
Fewer deals but higher aggregate value in 2015 meant the average deal value jumped by a whopping 53%
LP Profile: Access Capital Partners
unquote" catches up with managing partner Phillipe Poggioli to discuss what is in store for the LP