At a time when private equity collusion is firmly in the political crosshairs, the consequences of a landmark Australian ruling could be felt much further afield
4 min read · 20 September 2013
The UK’s new social investment bank wants established GPs to set up socially-oriented funds – and it’s keen to provide cornerstone funding to make it happen
3 min read · 20 September 2013
As First Round crunched wearily into its fifth egg-and-cress sandwich of the week recently (simple, but it does a job; one empathises), a thought occurred.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The socially oriented UK investor has made almost 4x after selling down its stake in a UK low-cost gym operator.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
The Israeli fund of funds manager's successful $161m fundraising highlights the increasing interest from overseas in Israeli technology companies.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Amadeus's new fund, which has the African telecoms giant as the cornerstone investor, highlights the need for European VCs to find new approaches while institutional investors remains sceptical about the asset class
2 min read · 19 September 2013
Turns out that even the thought of money makes us nastier people.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
An evening with Al Pacino. Or not, as the case may be.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The outlook for listed private equity is healthier than it has been for some time. So why aren’t more investors buying? And is there anything managers can do about it?
10 min read · 19 September 2013
After a hiatus last year, US trade buyers are back with a vengeance in Europe – and that’s good news for GPs with assets to sell.
4 min read · 19 September 2013
