Unquote Data
H1 Review: Nordic pricing frothy as cross-border capital pours in
Nordic region retained its position as the most expensive place in Europe for private equity firms to buy companies in Q2 2019
H1 Review: Fundraising and local capital herald CEE buyout revival
Baltic market stands out, recording a higher than usual share of the wider region's dealflow
H1 Review: Large-cap value drives Benelux buyout activity
H1's aggregate value of €11.1bn resulted in a 60% increase on H2 2018, and reveals large-cap activity remains strong in the region
H1 Review: Cloudy with a chance of slowdown
With European deployment tapering in the first half, Unquote crunches the numbers and gauges market expectations for the months ahead
H1 Review: GPs seek sourcing alternatives in busy French market
While French PE performed well, GPs lost out to corporate buyers on more deals than usual
H1 Review: UK transactions hit by Brexit impact
Total of 96 buyouts recorded by Unquote Data during the period marks the lowest volume seen in the country since H1 2016
Q2 Barometer: small-cap boom offsets mid-market lull
Europe records 533 buyout, expansion and early-stage investments over Q2, a nine-quarter low
Rural idyll: buyout players aim for Germany's countryside
Germany's private equity landscape is characterised by buyouts in sometimes unlikely locations
Nordic region sees highest entry multiples for sixth quarter running
Q2 edition of the Clearwater International Multiples Heatmap finds a slight cooldown across Europe, though the average multiple still exceeds 10x
France gearing up for a carve-out comeback
EY's recently published Corporate Divestment report makes encouraging reading for French GPs looking for corporate carve-out opportunities
CEE GPs use minority transactions to boost dealflow
Dealflow bolstered by the creativity of private equity firms, willing to team up or take minority stakes
UK Fundraising Report: Weathering the Brexit storm
Latest Unquote UK Fundraising report, published in association with Aztec Group, is now available to download
CEE buyout market picks up after record low in Q1
Dealflow has rebounded, but pricing expectation mismatches are still an obstacle to overcome
Legalisation of e-scooters gives German startups green light
Germany is the last of 11 European countries to legalise e-scooters, even though it has already seen the largest number of funding rounds in Europe
Revenue trumps earnings as PE mops up B2B SaaS firms
Private equity is helping to drive rapid consolidation in the B2B software-as-a-service market
UK exits on hold in Q1
Exit activity reached its lowest quarterly level since the height of the financial crisis in Q1, according to Unquote Data
Annual Buyout Review: aggregate value reaches new peak
Unquote's lastest Annual Buyout Review, offering in-depth statistical analysis of European buyout activity in 2018, is now available to download
Nordic giants drive region's aggregate value jump
Aggregate value of buyouts in the Nordic countries jumped to €25.7bn in 2018, a 66% increase on 2017
Large-cap deals turbo-boost Benelux buyout market
Deals valued at more than €500m reached a post-crisis peak last year, even setting aside Carlyle's €10bn AkzoNobel carve-out
Secondaries in Private Equity
Unquote analysis of the secondaries market is now available for download
Multiples Heatmap: winter cooldown across Europe
Latest Multiples Heatmap, published in association with Clearwater International, is now available to download
Strong LP appetite and creative credit to fuel DACH growth
Despite stiff competition for assets, PE firms in the DACH region hit record deal volume in 2018 and expect further growth in 2019
Strong Italian dealflow boosts southern European activity
Italy reached an all-time peak in terms of buyout dealflow and aggregate value in 2018, boosting the region's figures as a whole
UK activity taking hit in 2018 despite mid-market resilience
Buyouts valued at more than £500m fell by 56% in aggregate value terms in 2018, and by 43% in terms of volume
