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Renzi’s reforms fuel Italy’s private equity renaissance
Political stability in Italy fuels fundraising flurry
Deal in Focus: Polaris’s Mols-Linien deal clears stormy weather
Polaris has had to navigate choppy water with Mols-Linien, but calmer waters await
The case for boosting Swedish VC incentives
Is it time for the Swedish government to better support entrepreneurs and VCs?
German tax U-turn to bolster domestic startup scene
A recent U-turn by the government on tax spells good news for German startups and VCs
Onshoring debate: the Latvian card
Latvia looking to bank on onshoring trend to attract Baltic-focused GPs
UK private equity: small is beautiful
Two reports find that UK SMEs are confident on growth and open to external financing
Montana’s third secondary fund closes on €400m hard-cap
Fund has attracted 15 investors
Deal in Focus: Forbion to reap 50x on $1.55bn Dezima sale
Sale of Dezima could result in a staggering 50x return for Forbion
French startup market blossoms
The bustling Parisian startup market is attracting ever-increasing investment
Navigating privatisation opportunities in Belgium
Privatisation opportunities could shake up this quiet market
BlaBlaCar reaps $200m from Insight et al.
Second largest round recorded by unquote” in France in last five years
VC-backed HelloFresh raises €75m
Company now valued at €2.6bn, eyes IPO
Enterprise Investors in €36.1m BLStream bolt-on
GP carves out SMT Software Services from Polish parent
BC Partners’ Com Hem in €187m refinancing
SEK 1.5bn total credit facilities to be used in bond redemption
Deal in focus: Star Capital sells Pepcom for €608m
Star Capital's sale of Pepcom to Tele Columbus highlights consolidation in the DACH cable market
The long game: running beyond the 10-year fund life
A number of longer term funds are beginning to emerge – but will they work?
Investment opportunities scant in Germany – Lyrique’s van Swaay
Lyrique's Hans van Swaay discusses the challenges for private equity in the DACH region
XAnge’s chair steps down following Siparex merger
VC appointed Olivier Pagezy as CEO in June
Deal in focus: Three Hills' hybrid deal for Synergo's Building Energy
A look back at Three Hills' hybrid investment in renewables business Building Energy
Deal in Focus: Synova invests in Merit
An in-depth look at Synova and FiveW's investment in fintech business Merit
NorthEdge hires Jones as investment executive
Harry Jones joins NorthEdge from Deloitte
CVC sells 14.9% stake in Cerved for €190m
GP divests 29 million shares priced at 650 cents apiece
Balderton hires former Uber and Dropbox exec
Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen has joined the firm as a general partner
Private equity takes public turn
Recent listing of HVPE on LSE's main market highlights push for retail investors