Analysis
Hendrik Brandis of Earlybird on strength of Germany's startups
Hendrik Brandis of Earlybird discusses hot sectors and his wishes for European venture
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
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
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
Private equity's beefiest burger buyouts
A look back at private equity's best burger deals
ESMA approves Channel Islands' AIFMD passport
Esma's recent review of new territories for AIFMD passport highlights increasing competition
German buyout market: stirring back to life?
Dealflow rose by more than a quarter in the first six months of 2015 compared to H2 2014
Deal in Focus: Allianz et al. buy Tank & Rast from Terra Firma
Terra Firma's sale of Autobahn Tank & Rast marks the largest buyout recorded in Germany in nearly 10 years
Agriculture investing: growing fields of green
What are the opportunities for PE in agriculture?
Fee transparency debate takes hold in Netherlands
Increasing pressure coming from LPs around fees hits GPs in the Netherlands
Debt: borrowing terms improve as competition intensifies
European PE houses set to benefit from increasingly borrower-friendly environment for remainder of 2015
In Profile: Kartesia Advisor
An in-depth look at newly created alternative lender Kartesia Advisors
Personal contributions: keeping skin in the game
GP contributions are dwindling, to the industry's detriment
UK Treasury moves to make limited partnerships more competitive
How necessary are recent changes to the UK limited partnership?
France's new SLP fund structure to entice foreign LPs
Will modifications to the LP structure in France attract foreign investments?
European PE funds: top 5 closes of 2015 so far
Looking back on the five largest European fund closes of 2015 so far