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Spanish private equity flourishes as Italian market cools
Southern Europe's leading PE markets responded drastically differently to the challenges of a turbulent 2017
UK fundraising continues apace in 2017
Final closes in the first three quarters of the year show the UK is on track to surpass the post-crisis fundraising peak set in 2016
GP Profile: Cinven
With six investments made from its 2016-vintage €7bn fund, unquote" takes an in-depth look at the European PE veteran and its track record
ICOs and venture capital: friends or foes?
With Asgard becoming the first European VC to hold a coin offering for its new fund, ICOs might present opportunities for institutional fund managers
Deal in Focus: BC-backed Sabre floats with £575m market cap
IPO of the insurance underwriter raised £206m to acquire shares owned by BC and other investors
Nordic Capital buys Alloheim from Carlyle
Reports put enterprise value at €1.1bn, 12.5x the company's €88m projected EBITDA
GP Profile: Scottish Equity Partners
Latter-stage VC raised £260m for its latest vehicle last year and recently exited Matchesfashion to Apax Partners
Q&A with Aztec Group’s Harrison: Outsourcing demystified
Aztec's Harrison speaks with unquote” about modern fund administration and how the role has adapted to a new market
BC-backed Springer Nature prepares IPO
Germany-based media company is targeting a capital increase of €700-800m via the flotation
GP Profile: Afinum Management
Afinum Management closed its fifth buyout fund on €410m in September. Managing partner and co-founder Gernot Eisinger speaks to Oscar Geen about the GP's niche with succession situations in an intensely competitive market
Deal in Focus: IK buys Studienkreis from Aurelius
IK had considered previous opportunities in the education space, with the firm's partner Petersson saying the sector offers good opportunities for PE
UK autumn budget: industry reactions
VCT and EIS fund managers and trade bodies broadly welcome the autumn budget, as BBB receives an additional £2.5bn in funding
GP Profile: Tenzing Private Equity
GP was founded in 2015 by former Bluebird partners Gillon and Jones, who were later joined by former Inflexion partner Hamilton as co-managing partner
The lure of consumer-focused fintech
European fintech companies are attracting increasingly large investment rounds
GP commitments: are pension pots a viable option?
Pension pots can help private equity professionals get 'skin in the game', says Apollo Private Wealth managing partner Nauman Gondal
Deal in Focus: Ardian merges Spanish bakeries Berlys and Bellsolà
Ardian's investment in Berlys and Bellsolà forms part of a consolidation play in the European frozen food industry
GP Profile: Investindustrial
GP is extending the lifespan of its standard close-ended funds and expects other investors to follow suit
Technology: Europe's magnetic north
Mid-market deals in northern Europe are at the forefront of tech deal activity, with enterprise software and payment tech notable areas of attraction
European SBOs reach record levels in first three quarters
Europe sees 202 secondary buyout deals between January and September, surpassing the peak of 200 seen in Q1-Q3 2007
UK tech dealflow resilient despite spectre of Brexit
UK investments accounted for 28% of European tech dealflow in the first three quarters of 2017, with a flurry of fintech deals already seen in Q4
Volume of PE-backed IPOs already up 25% year-on-year
Initial public offerings have proven to be a more popular exit route this year, although a lack of mega IPOs means aggregate value is still lagging
Spain sails with fundraising tailwind
Increased appetite from LPs reflects a continually improving macroeconomic picture in Spain, despite signs that the recovery is slowing
Q3 Barometer: Market pauses for breath
European dealflow slows down compared with previous quarter but remains at historically elevated level
Entrepreneurial spirit helps French VC fundraising rebound
Venture fundraising reaches 2016 levels with two months left of the year, with early-stage and expansion dealflow also on the up