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DACH unquote” November 2012
Last month Germany’s former finance minister Peer Steinbrueck advocated a tough stance on private equity, saying banks should be banned from lending to private equity funds.
CEE unquote” November 2012
It’s no secret that fundraising is top of GPs’ worry list. Save for top-decile funds, GPs will find the trail ahead rockier, thornier, and quite possibly much longer than last time they ventured out.
Benelux unquote” November 2012
To date, 2012 has not been a particularly impressive year in the Benelux region activity-wise.
UK & Ireland unquote” November 2012
The latest results from unquote” data suggest the UK is on course to register similar levels of market activity in 2012 to that of 2011, despite a lacklustre September.
DACH unquote” October 2012
Recent studies by Rhodium Group and A Capital have suggested that Chinese investors could be in the early stages of a global shopping spree, with direct investment into Europe tripling in 2011 to $10bn.
CEE unquote” October 2012
A recent EVCA study reveals a 50% uptick in fundraising last year compared to 2010, and forecasts local fundraising efforts to reach €941m in 2012.
Benelux unquote” October 2012
After the Dutch government collapsed in April, the country faced its fifth general election since the turn of the century on 12 September.
UK & Ireland unquote” October 2012
Prime Minister David Cameron’s much vaunted ‘big society’ project finally got off the ground this month, with government-established investor Big Society Capital (BSC) making its first investments.
Southern Europe unquote” October 2012
The aim of social-impact investment is to back companies that seek to solve the challenges society faces.
Nordic unquote” October 2012
While new deals in the Nordic region have been hard to come by, even after the end of the summer period, exit activity has picked up the pace.
France unquote” October 2012
August has always been a relatively quiet month when it comes to French private equity dealflow, as local GPs enjoy some much-needed time off and take stock of the market before facing the September rush.
UK & Ireland unquote” September 2012
While Britain can boast it is home to some of Europe’s largest financial institutions, including banks and private equity funds, it is also now regrettably facing some of its biggest asset disposals.
France unquote” September 2012
AXA Private Equity (AXA PE) may have mainly attracted attention last year with the start of its spinoff from French insurer AXA, but the firm has made a point of letting its deal teams do the talking in 2012.
Benelux unquote” September 2012
At the end of 2011, key players in the Dutch and Belgian private equity markets had mixed views about the market and how it would develop in the eye of the eurozone crisis and looming regulatory constraints.
CEE unquote” September 2012
August has seen at least two articles in the financial media slam the CEE region.
DACH unquote” September 2012
The DACH region’s turnaround market is historically lacklustre and more popular with family offices and private investors than with institutionally backed GPs.
Southern Europe unquote” September 2012
Italian private equity houses Sator and Palladio finally retreated from insurer Fondiaria-Sai, relinquishing the troubled behemoth to the hands of the salotto buono, the figurative drawing room in which the nation’s elite clutch of industrial, financial...
Nordic unquote” September 2012
The Nordic region has performed relatively better this half than the previous one, according to fresh figures from unquote” data.
France unquote” July/August 2012
The matter is serious enough to be considered a top priority for French private equity association AFIC in the coming months: what can be done to boost French fundraising efforts in a particularly challenging market?
Nordic unquote” July/August 2012
The Nordic region has performed relatively better this half than the previous one, according to fresh figures from unquote” data.
Southern Europe unquote” July/August 2012
It was “nothing but a loan with very favourable conditions,” according to the Spanish economy minister. Not a “rescue” and certainly not a “bailout”.
DACH unquote” July/August 2012
The German government’s bid to switch the country to renewable energy has created a funding gap that needs filling.
Benelux unquote” July/August 2012
Luxembourg is Europe’s onshore tax haven. Like Ireland, the small country offers a whole array of tax exemptions, including duties charged on capital gains, dividends and VAT.
CEE unquote” July/August 2012
Similar to the rest of Europe, the market in CEE has quietened down in the last few months.