Analysis
Sector focus: Saddling up for food production
Sector focus: Food
Sector focus: Is the sun setting on renewable energy?
Sector focus: Renewables
Ambivalence or adapting to ever-changing climate?
While the Springer Science and Deutsche Annington exits are expected to deliver positive results when completed, the indecisiveness displayed does little to help the asset class’s historically troubled relationship with the public markets.
Sector focus: can UK manufacturing catch up with Germany?
Germany has long set the standard for manufacturing in Europe but, as the continent picks itself up from the financial downturn, does the UK have the potential to knock Germany off its top spot? Alice Murray investigates
Exit focus: Italy's Ambienta reaps three-digit IRR
Exit focus: Tower Light
Exit focus: Italy's Ambienta reaps three-digit IRR
Exit focus: Tower Light
Sector focus: oil & gas still draws PE interest
To kick-start our new sector focus series, Ellie Pullen looks at private equity’s turbulent relationship with the oil and gas sector, and how events such as the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010 have shaped investments in this space
Unbegeistert: German turnaround deals disappoint
Despite a growing number of insolvencies recorded in the first half of 2013 driven by recent changes to insolvency laws, German turnaround deals remain few and far between. Is the tide beginning to turn or will cultural issues around bankruptcy continue...
Insuring deals: another layer of fees or vital protection?
Insuring deals
Benelux exit market lifts
Benelux
European venture: patience rewarded
Patience rewarded
Q&A: Partech's Gabriel Matuschka
Q&A: Partech International
Q&A: GMT's Stefan Franssen
Q&A: GMT
Umbrella services: Q&A with Lawson Conner
This month saw the foundation of the UK Compliance and Regulatory Association (UKCRA). Alice Murray speaks to regulatory services business Lawson Conner, one of the founding members, about how the new entity can guide the asset class through the complex...
Wonga controversy highlights need for stronger reporting
Wonga controversy
Q2 Barometer: overall value rockets by 175%
Q2 Barometer
Mid-cap valuations remain stable as dealflow stagnates
Mid-cap valuations
Exit focus: Encore finds generalist success in a specialist market
With limited expertise in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) sector, Encore Capitalтs exit of digital marketing company Pure360 is a shining example of how the asset class really can drive operational improvement. Alice Murray speaks to the partners to...
100% Italian-backed B4 boosts small-cap segment
There’s a new kid on the block in Italian private equity: launched in mid-2012, B4 Investimenti began operational activity in September last year, completed its maiden investment in July and is well on the way to closing its first fund. Amy King reports...
Special Report: AIFMD
Special Report: AIFMD
Private equity on the road to recovery
Following a month of stellar exits, an uptick in buyouts and a record number of fundraisings, there is reason to believe private equity markets are turning a corner. Kimberly Romaine reports.
Funds-of-funds falling out of favour?
Funds-of-funds
UK Watch: Q2 shows signs of recovery
UK rebounds in Q2