Analysis
Iberian private equity: special report
Enthusiasm for Iberian markets has returned lately, with some international investors in the audience of a recent industry conference citing Spain as the most attractive target for private equity. The government’s structural reforms have reassured GPs...
Private equity to benefit from oil & gas boom
The high price of oil could provide a boom to many operating in the oil & gas sector in the UK, and private equity players are looking to take advantage of the opportunities it offers.
Fundraising to improve despite AIFMD
European fundraising is expected to improve in 2013, despite the regulatory burden of the AIFMD, according to a panel of experts speaking at the Jersey Finance London Funds Conference.
Q&A: Carlos Lavilla, Ascri president
Q&A: Carlos Lavilla
In defence of private equity
There is increasing noise about unjustifiable fees in an industry that fails to live up to expectations. But this belies some outstanding performances and the promise of new opportunities, finds Kimberly Romaine
IPOs "not best option" for private equity
While trade sales and secondary buyouts have been the most favoured exit route for private equity players, 2013 has seen renewed enthusiasm surrounding the public markets. Amy King reports from an ICAEW seminar on the IPO market
LP interview: Secondaries come first
LP interview: Idinvest
Portugal’s export credentials lure GPs back
Portugal's export edge
Lower mid-market buyouts hit €2bn record in January
France and the UK led Europe in January in the lower mid-market, which saw 18 such transactions across Europe worth a combined €1.9bn - the largest monthly value witnessed for a year. Greg Gille reports
Mid-cap valuations pick up in Q4 2012
Mid-cap valuations
Austrian private equity market gathers momentum
Austria’s private equity scene could be on the verge of a mini-boom as January’s deal activity has already outperformed last year’s first quarter.
Private equity's biggest scandals
Public image
French retail fundraising down for fourth year in row
France's FCPI and FIP retail vehicles – used extensively by the country's venture and growth capital players – raised €646m last year, down 12% from 2011 figures.
BVCA calls for return of taper relief
The BVCA has called for the return of the controversial taper relief for capital gains tax (CGT) in some cases.
French private equity investors running out of cash
Ticking clock
Exit market hits €15bn in December
Almost €15bn worth of capital was realised by private equity portfolio sales in December 2012, the highest amount in the past year, according to figures from unquote” data.
Vendors and banks amenable to strong 2013 in UK
Good signs for 2013
International interest picks up in Central & Eastern Europe
European private equity was abuzz with exits paving the way for fundraisings last year, and CEE was no exception. Kimberly Romaine reports
Italy: Diamond in the rough
Diamond in the rough
Fundraising booms in January
The beginning of 2013 has seen a swathe of fundraising announcements, with several funds reaching their target. Could this trend be a sign that investor appetite for private equity is returning?
Can private equity save the high street?
High street in turmoil
Video: Private Equity Partners' Fabio Sattin
Amy King talks to Fabio Sattin, founder and chairman of Private Equity Partners, about why Italy has struggled to attract foreign investment.
France's fresh start
Fresh start