Analysis
Insolvency legislation: adapting to change
The difficult economic outlook has prompted a series of changes to European insolvency laws, but are they sufficient? Charles Noel-Johnson of Close Brothers gives his insight.
End of the line for large cap funds...
With large-cap investors currently stifled by concerns over LP liquidity and a lack of debt financing while the value of their incumbent portfolio's drop sharply, many are prophesising the end of the road for the space. By Ashley Wassall
Night of the living debt
How the recession caught the private equity industry by surprise. Rikke Lilla Eckhoff speaks to professor Tim Jenkinson, contributing author to the European Economic Advisory Group report of the European Economy 2009
Mezz gets set to face challenges
With financing options remaining limited, many continue to assert that there are opportunities aplenty for mezzanine houses in the current market. However, there are still a range of obstacles to be overcome, writes Ashley Wassall
Counting the cost
The increasingly fraught economic climate continues to put pressure on buyout houses to preserve the value of their existing portfolios in order to survive
PIK your partners wisely
Written off as a bubble phenomenon, PIK is creeping back into companies in distress. This is likely a sign of future troubles. Kimberly Romaine reports
The Big 3
Louis Elson, managing partner and co-founder of growth capital specialist Palamon Capital Partners shares his thoughts with us
The Dutch downturn in numbers
Francinia Protti-Alvarez explores the decline of the Dutch private equity market in search of some glimmers of optimism
UK watch period to end March 2009
First quarter 2009: a chronic shortage of deals
The cost of protection
The UK Government's asset protection scheme is designed to boost confidence in the banking sector, but its restrictions may adversely impact private equity houses looking to restructure portfolio company debt. Ashley Wassall reports
Candover reveals full extent of downturn
Pioneering buyout house to downsize fund and cut staff as portfolio halves in value. Ashley Wassall reports
Buyout focus - Southern European sunshine
As Europe licks its fresh wounds, Italy and Portugal are making hey, but can the sunshine last in Southern Europe or will the storm clouds from the rest of Europe blow in? By Francinia Protti-Alvarez
Testing times
Without covenants to offer early warnings, GPs are trawling their portfolios - today's defaults may be the tip of the iceberg
Private equity to be public relations nightmare
Ashley Wassall reports from Geneva
Data room - Stuttering Spain
Unquote" data reveals a marked slowdown in the Spanish market. By Francinia Protti-Alvarez
Blast from the past
Over the last hundred issues France unquote has covered some significant deals. Remember these?
Green machine
Rikke Lilla Eckhoff examines the cleantech sector and discovers that green investing is as much about profits as it is about the planet
Reliable support
unquote" data reveals support services as the top-performing sector
Taking Stock
Market conversations currently indicate that the public markets are the place to go shopping for bargains, but will the discussion turn into deals? Ashley Wassall investigates
Facing the fear
Private Equity Fund Managers in the Recession. By Gawain Hughes , head of investment funds at CMS Cameron McKenna
Bear Market
For much of the current crisis Russia's fast-growing economy has bucked the downward trends of its Western rivals, but recent events refute the decoupling theory. By Taraneh Ghajar
Southern Europe Sunshine
As Europe licks its fresh wounds Italy and Portugal are making hey, but can the sunshine last in Southern Europe or will the storm clouds from the rest of Europe blow in? By Francinia Protti-Alvarez
Don't bank on it
Banks holding equity, pension funds lending money, forward start facilities - this is today's leverage market