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Video: Asante's Hibbert discusses first-time fundraising
Video: Asante’s Hibbert
unquote" Regional Mid-market Barometer
UK mid-market
UK Watch: continued optimism in Q3
Following an uptick of deal activity in the second quarter, the optimistic mood has continued into the third quarter, according to the latest unquoteт UK Watch, published in association with Corbett Keeling.
Family offices pose competitive threat to German GPs
Family offices
Manchester: it's about who you know
Manchester
British Private Equity Awards honour unusual suspects
Crises often spawn new teams. This summer saw two spinouts announced in France, reminiscent of the early-2000s when many outfits – including many of today’s well-known names – were going it alone. Kimberly Romaine comments.
Unquote" Awards – Winners announced
UK Awards
LPs highlight continued relevance of French private equity market
French Renaissance
Do food & drink and restaurant & hotel investments deliver?
In the last instalment of our investigation into trophy investments, Ellie Pullen and Alice Murray take a look at deals in high-end food and drink producers, as well as opulent restaurants and hotels.
VCs keep finger on the pulse of healthcare tech
Healthcare tech
Palamon reaches €210m close
After nearly two years on the road, Palamon Capital Partners has closed its latest fund on €210m, a significantly smaller amount than its €670m predecessor. The reduced fund size highlights continued difficulties in the fundraising market and GPs' willingness...
Q&A: Altor's Krusell on Sweden's carried interest tax debate
Q&A: Altor's Krusell
Germany Report 2013
Germany Report
Graphite Capital hits £475m target in six months
UK mid-market investor Graphite Capital has held a ТЃ475m closing for its latest vehicle, GCP VIII. A handful of potential additional commitments could bring the total to more than ТЃ500m within the next few weeks.
Trophy investments: Fashion and gadgets
Trophy investments
German election: Merkel wins third term
German election
LPs demand Asian presence for portfolio growth
Eastern promises
VCs hope to take away strong returns from food delivery services
With a number of online food delivery platforms now available to the public, venture backers must ensure too many cooks do not spoil the broth. Amy King reports
The potential impact of upcoming German elections
German elections
Q&A with Lars Hinrichs, founder of HackFwd
Following Lars Hinrichs’ shock announcement last week that HackFwd will no longer take on any new investments, Karin Wasteson catches up with the serial entrepreneur to discuss the start-up accelerator and his newest later-stage fund Cinco Capital.
Video: Vision's Mash discusses impact of increased holding periods
Video: Julian Mash
Sector focus: An outbreak of biotech IPOs
Biotech IPOs