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Deal in Focus: Sun shines on Finlays flowers
Sun European's investment in Finlays' highlights growing appetite for flower assets
Deal in Focus: Scout24 dares flotation among rocky stock climate
An in-depth look at one of Germany's few PE-backed IPOs this year
Comment: Redefining the off-market deal
Grant Thornton's Gray discusses off-market deals to conclude our Origination Series
Origination: Carve-outs and take-privates
Part five of our Origination Series looks at take-privates and carve-outs
Origination: Pass-the-parcel deals
Part four of our Origination Series looks at secondary buyouts
Origination: perfecting processes
Part two of our Origination Series looks at processes and intermediaries
Origination: tackling the valuations conundrum
Part one of our Origination Series looks at current valuation levels
Bright future: Investment opportunities in Estonia
Success of Estonian startups could see larger deals and funds for the Baltic countries
Hendrik Brandis of Earlybird on strength of Germany's startups
Hendrik Brandis of Earlybird discusses hot sectors and his wishes for European venture
The case for boosting Swedish VC incentives
Is it time for the Swedish government to better support entrepreneurs and VCs?
German tax U-turn to bolster domestic startup scene
A recent U-turn by the government on tax spells good news for German startups and VCs
Opinion: Is security software becoming more attractive to private equity?
As the security software market matures, will it attract more buyout attention?
UK private equity: small is beautiful
Two reports find that UK SMEs are confident on growth and open to external financing
French startup market blossoms
The bustling Parisian startup market is attracting ever-increasing investment
Navigating privatisation opportunities in Belgium
Privatisation opportunities could shake up this quiet market
The long game: running beyond the 10-year fund life
A number of longer term funds are beginning to emerge – but will they work?
Investment opportunities scant in Germany – Lyrique's van Swaay
Lyrique's Hans van Swaay discusses the challenges for private equity in the DACH region
Deal in Focus: Synova invests in Merit
An in-depth look at Synova and FiveW's investment in fintech business Merit
First-time fund Cairngorm hits £50m final close
New GP Cairngorm has been set up by ex-HIG executive Andrew Steel
Comment: Eurozone fears deter non-European LPs
LP uncertainty over UK referendum starts to bite, observes Stevenson James
Private equity's beefiest burger buyouts
A look back at private equity's best burger deals
ESMA approves Channel Islands' AIFMD passport
Esma's recent review of new territories for AIFMD passport highlights increasing competition
Agriculture investing: growing fields of green
What are the opportunities for PE in agriculture?
Fee transparency debate takes hold in Netherlands
Increasing pressure coming from LPs around fees hits GPs in the Netherlands