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James Taylor

Gulf Capital eyes 10x return from GMS

The return from Gulf Marine Services could well pay back the firm’s entire fund.

2 min read · 25 March 2014

CVC taps Pantheon for first comms chief

The European buyout giant has recruited Carsten Huwendiek to a brand new global comms role.

2 min read · 19 March 2014

Updated: BC and Silver Lake double money on MultiPlan

The sale to Partners and Starr means BC has now returned €1.4bn to LPs in six months

2 min read · 17 February 2014

Electra stock rises as realisations hit £90m

The UK-listed trust enjoyed a good quarter for exits and is now back deploying capital.

1 min read · 07 February 2014

IR chief Defty leaves Advent Ventures to join search firm(2)

Stevenson James has hired Josephine Defty in a bid to take advantage of GPs' growing need for high-calibre IR professionals in a tough fundraising market.

2 min read · 23 January 2014

Accel London closes $475m fund in just eight weeks(2)

The London arm of US-based VC group Accel Partners has bucked the dismal fundraising trend for European venture by racing to its target, thanks to strong support from US investors.

2 min read · 23 January 2014

CBPE triples its money with Rosemont pharma sale(2)

The UK mid-market firm has sold Rosemont Pharmaceuticals to a US trade buyer for £180m – having more than doubled EBITDA during its period of ownership.

2 min read · 22 January 2014

First Round: Lord Nash-ing of teeth(2)

Mitt Romney presumably dreamed that he’d be settling into the Oval Office by now. Instead, as all the world knows, he’s back in one of his many houses licking his wounds (and possibly pondering his reinvention as a leading environmentalist ahead of a re-run in 2024, or some such).

2 min read · 22 January 2014

First Round: On coprographia(2)

First Round has always been a huge fan of excrement-based card games. So imagine how delighted it was in December to receive the delightfully-monikered ‘Whose Poo?’ as a Christmas present from- ... Actually, hang on a second. That’s not right.

2 min read · 22 January 2014

Exclusive: Van De Steen quits Vision for SVP

Vision's senior operating partner has taken a similar role at Strategic Value Partners.

2 min read · 10 January 2014

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