Analysis
Duke Street's pensions hit
Calling on investors to pump money into a company no longer in a portfolio was unheard of - until recently. The financial downturn means the Regulator may strike again
The renewable question
While investment into renewable energy is slowing down in North America, European activity levels have remained strong. However, the coming months will test the true resilience of the sector
Talent on sale
Until now Nordic buyout houses have been hiring. However, with dealflow now on a trickle, recruitment numbers are expected to cool in the coming months
Nordics score below par in study on tax and legal environment
In the fourth benchmarking study of European tax and legal environments, Sweden, Finland and Norway all score below the European average. Of the Nordic countries, only Denmark scored above the average
Navigating through the fog
To corporate financiers, their business is a beast with two heads: while there is very strong activity in the corporate sector, business from private equity clients has withered away. Mareen Goebel reports
The last resort?
With the ongoing turmoil in the banking sector continuing to limit the availability of debt financing, buyout houses seem to be increasingly turning to asset based lenders to fill the liquidity void. By Ashley Wassall
Shifting sands
As economic uncertainty sweeps the globe, private equity will not emerged unscathed. The industry must react to these changes and update the traditional model so it remains fit for purpose in a post-liquidity bubble world. By Nathan Williams
Do you remember the first time?
Rachel Wood of Amala Partners looks at the doтs and donтts for a first time fund manager.
Private equity and the new conflicts duty in the UK
David Bresnick of CMS Cameron McKenna examines the new conflict of interest regime under the updated UK Companies Act and its potential impact on private equity-backed companies
Performance data: using returns to predict returns
Gaining access to reliable performance data has become something of a holy grail for private equity professionals seeking to stay one step ahead of the market, but it has historically be difficult to find. Is this set to change?
Third quarter 2008: private equity crunch
In its regular quarterly commentary on private equity activity in the UK, Corbett Keeling gives a practitioner's view of trends in the number, value and financing of deals ... and concludes that the credit crunch has definitely arrived for private equity...
"Today, the balance is shifting towards sellers after the long reign of vendors"
Joost Siemensma at Grant Thornton speaks to Domitille Lainey about the changes in due diligences in the acquisition race. Siemensma specialises in due diligence investigations for private equity investors. Previously he worked at KPMG and Deloitte Transaction...
Adaptive selectiveness
The echoes of the credit crunch are still reverberating and its whispers are reaching ears of the mid-market. With varying degrees of agreement, advisers remain optimistic about opportunities on both the sell- and buy-side. They are adapting their selection...
Argentum recognised for encouraging investment
Argentum aims to attract and develop new investors in private equity
"Our favourite holding period is forever" as said by Warren Buffett
As exit and buyout volumes drop, investors prepare for a period of portfolio management
A match made in Sweden
The newly-appointed CEO of the Swedish Venture Capital Association (SVCA) talks to Nordic unquote" about markets, transparency, public opinion and venture matchmaking
Greasing the wheels
Fund administration providers offer a compelling service but their low penetration of the market suggests they still have much work to do to convince private equity firms of their benefits. By Nathan Williams
Valuation interpretations
A new survey reveals that private equity firms are increasingly uncertain about the market value of both portfolio and target companies. Ashley Wassall examines the effect this will have on the way the industry does business.
Buy now, while stocks last
Jonathan Broome, director of Close Brothers Corporate Finance Debt Advisory Group, looks at the buying opportunities in the secondary market