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James Taylor

Bowmark enjoys another lightning fundraise

The UK firm raised £375m in just 10 weeks - mostly from existing LPs.

2 min read · 02 January 2014

Nmas1 looks to lock in return with Salto

The Spanish GP has taken a minority stake in the €160m-valued Spanish lock-maker.

1 min read · 02 January 2014

2013 secondaries volume pegged at $28bn

Setter Capital reached its estimate by extrapolating from the stated activity of 70 large buyers.

2 min read · 24 December 2013

LeapFrog makes its first exit

The 'profit with purpose' investor has sold Ghanaian insurer Express Life to Prudential

2 min read · 06 December 2013

Palamon reaps 15x gain from CEG sale

<p>The £185m sale of the education provider to Bridgepoint is the sixth exit from Palamon’s 2006 fund</p>

2 min read · 04 December 2013

Bridges backs &#039;budget boutique&#039; hotel chain

The second deal from Bridges Ventures' latest fund is a new budget hotel concept in London

3 min read · 10 November 2013

Blackstone-backed Merlin soars on London debut

The UK-based leisure group - which has seen its revenues grow from £50m to more than £1bn under Blackstone's ownership - was valued at £3.2bn when its IPO priced on the London Stock Exchange this morning.

2 min read · 08 November 2013

Vista smashes target with $1.1bn close

The California-based technology specialist told LPs that it could have raised four times its original $500 million target for its second fund focused on smaller-cap companies.

2 min read · 07 November 2013

Inside the GP: Track changes

Two ex-LPs are determined to wean the industry off its addiction to spreadsheets with a new technology tool.

3 min read · 07 November 2013

Inside the GP: Down the rankings

Private equity firms are waking up to the risks involved in opting out of the conversations that people are having about them online.

5 min read · 07 November 2013

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