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PE players beat the buy-and-build curse
Buy-and-build
Sponsored video: Bribery Act threat still looms
Bribery Act
Pension funds failing to stick up for private equity
Speaking up for PE
Dunedin hits £240m for first close
Dunedin has held a stealth first close on ТЃ240m for its third buyout fund, indicating its target is comfortably within reach.
Moleskine: a jewel in Italy's crown
Moleskine IPO
French private equity's 2012 highlights
Last year is likely to be one to remember for French private equity practitioners – but not necessarily for the right reasons. Unquote” looks back on five significant developments that took place in 2012.
Italian private equity's 2012 highlights
2012 in review: Italy
German private equity's 2012 highlights
2012 in review: Germany
UK private equity's 2012 highlights
2012 in review: UK
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Beechbrook on the road for second €100m mezz fund
Mezzanine specialist Beechbrook Capital is currently marketing its second fund and is aiming to reach a first close on more than €60m in Q1 2013, unquote” has learned.
German PE set to suffer tax blow
While German private equity breathes a sigh of relief over AIFMD implementation, a new threat of tough taxation is rearing its head.
Silverfleet buys La Fée Maraboutée for €65m
Silverfleet Capital has acquired French womenswear specialist La Fée Maraboutée (LFM) in a €65m primary buyout.
WestBridge backs £6m MBO of Anglia Business Solutions
UK SME investor WestBridge Capital has pumped ТЃ2.6m into the buyout of Cambridge-based Anglia Business Solutions in return for a 43% stake in the business.
The advent of a new fundraising breed
Recent fundraising success shows it’s not about fees, but about distributions, people and integrity. Kimberly Romaine investigates
Fundraising gets personal
Fundraising gets personal
Sponsored Video: P2Ps within reach – if prepared
Video: P2Ps
Mobeus quadruples dough on garlic
The sale of Brookerpaks Ltd back to its management after a 10-year courtship sees Mobeus generate a 26% IRR.
Italy is different
While the doom and gloom settles in the rest of Europe, Italian private equity professionals advertise a cautious optimism despite decreasing activity in the country.
Biffa: A rubbish buyout?
A rubbish buyout?
GPs tackle Italy's PR problem
Italy’s PR problem
France's fiscal cliff-hanger
Fiscal cliff-hanger
UK mid-market most affected by recession
The mid-market has suffered more during the double dip recession than other market segments, according to figures from unquoteт data.