Private Equity

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African PE is dead, long live private credit!

Investors in the continent’s private equity market should be considering other parts of the capital structure, writes Syntaxis Capital’s Africa head.

3 min read · 31 October 2017

Missing the boat on Sub-Saharan returns

Investors are likely to benefit from an impending upswing, according to the chairman of Angola’s $5.1bn sovereign wealth fund.

3 min read · 30 October 2017

Meet the woman leading CVC’s healthcare drive

CVC head of European healthcare Cathrin Petty has overseen a fourfold increase in dealflow as the firm raises its allocation to the sector.

2 min read · 09 October 2017

Carlyle Africa fund to broaden remit following MD hire

The $698m sub-Saharan fund is looking at opportunities in North Africa following a market resurgence across the continent.

2 min read · 05 October 2017

Debt special: leveraged finance going strong

The sun is shining on private equity, and private debt is largely to thank. With financing from funds and banks readily available, Alistair Hay of Cavendish asks whether PE has ever had it so good and how these funding solutions can co-exist.

5 min read · 25 September 2017

OpEx Awards 2017: Get ready to be tested

As Private Equity International prepares to announce its Operational Excellence 2017 award winners, we take a look at the investment environment ahead and the importance of operational capabilities.

5 min read · 25 September 2017

Deal Mechanic: How Permira guided Netafim to becoming a global leader

Private Equity International looks under the bonnet of the private equity firm's investment in a kibbutz-oriented irrigation business.

4 min read · 25 September 2017

Debt special: increased popularity pushes up tail-end prices

As funds come to the end of their lives with considerable remaining NAV, secondaries investors have upped their pursuit of tail-end deals.

3 min read · 10 September 2017

Secondaries special: Evercore on rolling over assets

Nigel Dawn, from advisor Evercore, discusses some of the ways in which GPs can strategically access the secondaries market to actively manage their portfolio, accelerate liquidity for their investors while maximising the value of their portfolio companies.

5 min read · 07 September 2017

Distressed debt funds lie in wait for recession

Private equity managers are building war chests as they prepare for the next market downturn, but there is no telling when that might be.

3 min read · 06 September 2017

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