Letter from the editor

Dear readers,

Starting on this journey as Unquote editor today, it's a great feeling to know I'm taking on the reins of a publication that is both a pioneer and a leader in the European private equity market, with its unique combination of intelligence, data and insights.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our departing editor Greg Gille for his fine stewardship of Unquote. These are big shoes to fill.

Unquote will continue to be the number one home for all PE content – and we will build on this legacy by continuing to develop our people and grow our team, while also drawing from the wider pool of reporters, feature writers and analysts we have at our fingertips as part of our parent group ION Analytics.

After almost seven years working as an editor and reporter at Unquote's sister title Mergermarket, I am very excited to lead the publication into this new phase.

And we live in interesting times.

Record dry powder continues to sit on the sidelines at GP and LP level, US SPAC vehicles with firm deadlines to invest will increasingly vie with private equity sponsors for European assets, monetary policy is bringing financing into focus, and sustained ESG, supply chain and digitalisation themes continue to work their way through from fund creation, through to deal execution, exits, and return of capital.

Unquote will offer our readers nose-to-tail coverage through all of this. More on our exciting plans in letters to come.

For now, I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself and open up the conversation. It has never been enough for Unquote to commentate from the touchline. We like to get in among it. So do reach out – we want to hear from you.

Best wishes,
Joao Grando

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