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Weekly round-up: it's not a bubble, but...

How to avoid the next tech bubble; Quilvest's track record; Italian fundraising getting a much-needed boost... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"

Weekly round-up: online dating

French fundraising success; the relationship between VCs and online dating platforms; and mid-cap valuations creep up... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"

Weekly round-up: diversifying investor bases

Dunedin's Middleton on investor bases; the importance of board unity in turnaround deals; Nordic onshore funds back in fashion... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"

Weekly round-up: glorified Rolodex?

The relevance of placement agents; European VCs wary of Bitcoin; US investors scouring European portfolios... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"

Weekly round-up: relationship banking

The importance of relationships in acquisition finance; investor appetite for photo apps; UK fintech booms; strong end to 2013 for the UK market... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"

Weekly round-up: rolling out the red carpet

Private equity and the state; alternative thinking for acquisition finance; the allure of luxury goods in Italy... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"

Weekly round-up: strengths and weaknesses

An exclusive Q&A with French minister delegate Fleur Pellerin; Silverfleet hiring Annette Wilson as head of IR; an in-depth look at Palamon in the wake of its fundraise... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"

Weekly round-up: spotlight on secondaries

Direct secondaries in venture; reinvigorating zombie funds through secondaries deals; and CEE toasting a bumper Q3... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"

Weekly round-up: exceeding expectations

August Equity nears a £200m close; French mid-cap deals stage a comeback; corporate carve-outs keep Benelux dealflow afloat... Here is your weekly round-up of industry analysis provided by unquote"

Weekly Industry Analysis Round-up - 11th Nov 2013
Weekly Industry Analysis Round-up - 11th Nov 2013

The rise of zombie funds. Competition for private equity specialists fiercely fought between US law firms and the Magic Circle. Dutch private equity firm Karmijn Kapitaal held a final close of its maiden diversity-focused fund. Crowdfunding has made its...

Will Woodford launch a private equity fund?

The UK's most famous fund manager could run a closed-ended private equity fund when he launches his own firm next year following his departure from Invesco Perpetual, allowing him to develop his passion for investing in start-up companies.

The end of the Nordic dream?
The end of the Nordic dream?

Buoyant economies and market-beating returns have long made the Nordics top of LPs' wish lists. But a slowdown in exit activity combined with an increase in capital chasing deals may indicate tougher times ahead.

LP interview: The secondaries saga
LP interview: The secondaries saga

Founded in 1991, London-based Paul Capital has decades of experience in secondaries and fund-of-funds investments. unquote" talks to secondaries specialist and partner Elaine Small about the drivers behind the market's unprecedented growth.

SVG banishes the ghosts of the past
SVG banishes the ghosts of the past

Just a year ago, things were looking very bleak for fund-of-funds manager SVG, but yesterday’s announcement of a new partnership with Aberdeen Asset Management has given the firm new reasons to be optimistic about its future.

Finding a way to exit the boom year deals
Finding a way to exit the boom year deals

Many of the headline-hitting buyouts of the boom era are still sitting in private equity portfolios. Charles Magnay, partner at Altius Associates, looks at how GPs have adapted to exit large companies in the post-Lehman world.