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Q1 Barometer: primary buyouts stand out
Overall buyouts down by 10% in lacklustre quarter
DACH: Growth capital value up as traditional buyouts suffer
Growth capital deals are proving more popular with businesses in the region
SWIP's Lehmler-Brown: Competition threatens Nordic performance
Exclusive Q&A with Mirja Lehmler-Brown, principal at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership
Deal in Focus: Ardian sells Diana to Symrise for €1.3bn
Deal values the business at mouth-watering 14x EBITDA
Mobeus, NVM and Baronsmead discuss robust VCT market - video
Could VCT funds threaten traditional buyout houses in the lower mid-market?
Onshore funds: a fund administrator's view
Nordic buyout houses are increasingly moving onshore
Deal in focus: Investindustrial and KKR sell Avincis for €2.1bn
Deal in focus: Avincis
Silverfleet-backed Ipes appoints Merry as CEO
Chris Merry, Ipes
French venture capital targets niche strategies
Niche-strategy vehicles are piquing corporate investors' appetite
US law firms gear up to take on magic circle
Increased dominance of US law firms in UK threatens magic circle
Baltic businesses ripe for buy-and-build strategies
The wealth of small companies seeking growth capital means buy-and-build is well-suited to the region
Baltic boasts Nordic nuance
Region is set for a boom in private equity investing
UK: Keep calm while GDP carries on rising
Increased UK GDP forecast could cause emotionally driven deals
Comment: Improving fund liquidity through fund finance
Increasing bank appetite for fund financing means improving fund liquidity is becoming easier
Listed private equity capitalises on public markets uptick
Could discounts to NAV become a thing of the past?
Q&A: Tommy Seddon, Riverside
How to find quality deals in the increasingly competitive UK mid-market
Israel: no longer a start-up nation
Strong GDP and population growth ideal for private equity
LBO France cashes in on buoyant debt markets for Labeyrie and Exxelia
Record low coupon on Labeyrie bonds
Comment: Rhonda Ryan on the challenges of European private equity investing
GP discipline is vital as confidence increases
