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Debt: borrowing terms improve as competition intensifies
European PE houses set to benefit from increasingly borrower-friendly environment for remainder of 2015
In Profile: Kartesia Advisor
An in-depth look at newly created alternative lender Kartesia Advisors
Personal contributions: keeping skin in the game
GP contributions are dwindling, to the industry's detriment
UK Treasury moves to make limited partnerships more competitive
How necessary are recent changes to the UK limited partnership?
France's new SLP fund structure to entice foreign LPs
Will modifications to the LP structure in France attract foreign investments?
European PE funds: top 5 closes of 2015 so far
Looking back on the five largest European fund closes of 2015 so far
Uncertain road ahead for French private equity
Deal volume might well be back but the future of French private equity remains uncertain
Deal in focus: Electra reaps 3.8x on Nuaire sale
An in-depth look at Electra's sale of Nuaire, which reaped 3.8x
Deal in Focus: Sovereign makes £18m offer for Synarbor
Sovereign makes ТЃ18m offer for Synarbor, which trades on JP Jenkins
French exit activity continues rebound in Q2
GPs across Europe continue to take advantage of seller's market
Deal in focus: Verdane exits Banqsoft to Advent's KMD for 6x money
Exit brings GP's first direct secondaries fund to full realisation
Deal in focus: SuperAwesome raises $7m
Business gets boost thanks to new rules to protect children online
Miles Frost, founder of Frost Brooks, dies aged 31
Managing partner of Frost Brooks, Miles Frost, has died age 31
Beechbrook launches UK SME-focused credit fund
Vehicle will look to invest in UK SMEs turning over ТЃ5-50m
Shopping for deals in the consumer sector
Leading industry practitioners discuss challenges and opportunities in the consumer sector
Boosting diversity: what the industry thinks
unquote" looks at the industry's current outlook on the hot topic of team diversity
Direct secondaries: not just the last resort
In three years Europe has seen just nine direct secondaries transactions
Long-term performance of French PE continues to improve
New figures from Afic show France's private equity industry making progress
DACH region ends Q2 on high with flurry of deals
Late surge of German large-cap buyouts sees overall value jump in Q2
Call for calm as Telekom Slovenije deal is put on hold
Privatisation opportunities remain despite recent stalled deals
The evolution of investor relations
New research highlights rapid development of IR role
First half of 2015 highlights demand for UK funds
UK GPs' focus on fund performance sees fundraising boost
Danish election: time for industry to shout its successes
Following the recent Danish election result, PE should voice its successes to avoid a potential crackdown
Funds-of-funds fight for survival
unquote" checks the pulse of the troubled funds-of-funds market