Investment banks play it safe on leverage concerns
It is more than a month since the BoE decided not to place restrictions on lending to private equity â but there is no evidence of wild excesses in response
View ArticleBC Partners: High prices are making us hustle
Managing partner Raymond Svider explains why the European buyout firm has sold a stake in US cable firm Suddenlink just three years after buying it
View ArticleCarlyle homes in on tech fund closing following Foundry sale
Private equity firm will close its third technology fund above its â¬500 million target in the coming weeks
View ArticleThe private equity charity that took its own advice
Combining the two buyout industry charities was never going to be easy but almost two years down the line, a push is on for better performance
View ArticleCharterhouse legal saga comes to an end
Geoffrey Arbuthnott, the former Charterhouse director that brought legal action against the firm last year, has had his appeal dismissed
View ArticleNew investments boost performance at Electra
Recent deals have buoyed returns at the buyout firm but questions remain about Sherborne's share purchase
View ArticleInvestcorp tables bid for restaurant software company
Fourth provides cost-cutting software to restaurants including Jamie's Italian and Wahaca
View ArticleWhat is Apax doing on the listed markets?
Financial News explores the structure of the private equity firm's new listed vehicle, as well as the logic behind the move
View ArticleBuyout firms misjudge investor ESG concerns
Reputational risks are greater concerns to investors than environmental, social and governance issues
View ArticleTowerBrook adds four in fresh hiring round
Private equity firm earmarked money from the sale of a 10% stake in the business earlier this year for hiring and retaining talent
View ArticleIn Pictures: Banking's new sponsors hot shots
The largest investment banks have been busy making top-level changes to their units serving private equity clients this year in preparation for the next wave of dealmaking
View ArticlePrivate equity threatened with Dutch clampdown
Move by the Dutch Labour Party marks an unprecedented clampdown on the industry by a government in Europe
View ArticleEQT hits first close on debut direct lending fund
Stockholm-based firm raises â¬350 million for a vehicle that will lend to mid-market companies in Europe
View ArticleCarlyle closes third tech fund at â¬650m
Private equity firm closes well over an initial â¬500m target just days after securing a fourth exit from its second tech fund
View ArticleHarbourVest to buy second-hand fund stakes from CPPIB
Secondary deal volumes hit record levels in 2014; strong pricing helps bridge the gap between buyers and sellers
View ArticleLittle on offer for buyout firms flocking to the north
Private equity managers setting up camp in the north of England will find the best opportunities among smaller deals, but time could be running out
View ArticleCMU could boost private equity and growth markets
Less developed capital markets could stand to benefit from significantly more activity, according to new research
View ArticleCinven buys Labco for â¬1.2bn
Sale by 3i and other investors comes just over two weeks after Labco pulled its IPO
View ArticlePalamon plots secondaries deal to boost fundraising
A number of secondaries players including AlpInvest Partners are looking at the transaction
View ArticleFive ways buyout firms are building their defences
The industry is using a period of strong activity to get its house in order
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