Analysis
UK dominant as European deal activity stumbles
The UK has reasserted its dominance as a European private equity market in 2012, racing ahead of the competition, according to figures from unquote” data.
Video: Natural attrition of GP relationships to accelerate – Capital Dynamics’ Katharina Lichtner
Video: Capital Dynamics’ Katharina Lichtner
Are buyout firms well placed for healthcare reforms?
UK healthcare
The State at play: Italian government jumpstarts flat market
The State at play
Mid-cap GPs pay less than corporates as entry multiples drop
For the first time in two years, between April and June, private equity houses paid a lower median entry multiple than corporate buyers in mid-cap transactions, according to the latest Argos Mid-Market Index.
Mid-market leads value creation
Mid-market leads value creation
Will Luxembourg lose prime spot as fund domicile?
Luxembourg losing out?
Renewed confidence in alternative energy
Alternative energy
Video: Jonathan Blake advises on fundraising
Video: Jonathan Blake
French fundraising: Out in the wild
French fundraising
Q&A: Taylor Wessing on tech investment
Q&A: Taylor Wessing
Sponsored video: Secondcap's François Gamblin on the secondaries market
Video: Secondcap's François Gamblin
Video: Arle's John Arney on the European buyout market
Video: Arle's John Arney
LP interview: Talis Capital's Vasile Foca and Matus Maar
LP interview: Talis Capital
Sponsored video: The PE software solutions market
unquote" news editor Greg Gille discusses current trends in the private equity software solutions market with eFront founder, president and CEO Olivier Dellenbach.
Q&A: AFIC’s Louis Godron
Q&A: AFIC’s Louis Godron
Fund managers left out on red tape reduction
UK environmental legislation
German family businesses & PE: An uneasy relationship
German private equity firms are hungry for the Mittelstand, but these largely family-run businesses have often proved elusive in the past. Will more partnerships emerge as a consequence of the economic crisis and diminishing availability of conventional...
LPs getting to grips with private equity’s bad reputation
PE's image issue
LP interview: Morgan Stanley AIP's Neil Harper
LP Interview
Secondary buyouts continue to boom, but for how long?
The European secondary buyout market is deeper and more active than the primary market, but buyers should beware that its health is ultimately dependent on the same factors that drive primary transactions. Anneken Tappe reports
Video: AXA Private Equity's Stefano Mion
Stefano Mion, the head of AXA Private Equity's UK operations, talks to unquote" news editor Greg Gille about the firm's fund-of-funds strategy.
Trade sales on the rise
The partial sale of Alliance Boots to Walgreens by KKR and AXA PE is the latest in a series of exits propping up trade sale figures in 2012. Meanwhile the secondary buyouts trend is showing signs of abating. Greg Gille reports
Rise in secondaries highlights tough venture market
Venture secondaries on the rise