Private equity on the ropes: when assets turn sour
Recent weeks have brought their fair share of high-profile portfolio companies going under - putting private equity in the spotlight once again. Kenny Wastell looks at five deals gone wrong
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YFM reaps 4x-plus return in Springboard sale to US trade
Acquisition of footfall data analytics group will expand MRI Software’s retail solutions offering
Palatine exits Acora at 3x-plus money in sale to LDC
GP sells minority stake after less than three years invested in the IT managed services provider
Silverfleet to reap 3.1x money from TrustQuay sale to Hg
Exit of UK-based software provider set to generate 40%-plus IRR; Baird advised on auction
Novalpina fund exits Laboratoire XO to Stanley Capital
French drug maker is the first divestment from liquidated fund Novalpina I, now managed by Berkeley Research Group
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YFM reaps 4x-plus return in Springboard sale to US trade
Acquisition of footfall data analytics group will expand MRI Software’s retail solutions offering
Palatine exits Acora at 3x-plus money in sale to LDC
GP sells minority stake after less than three years invested in the IT managed services provider
Down but not out: UK PE market confident in spite of sterling, macro concerns
Sponsors prepare to weather the storm and seize opportunities emerging from the crisis
Cathay reinforces PE team with a 14th partner for Paris office
French investment firm with USD 5bn AUM has appointed former Somfy VP Jean-Marc Prunet as partner