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  • Investing in nuclear: the safety bet
    Matthieu Favas- 20 September 2013

    The political and regulatory pressures on the nuclear industry make it difficult territory for private equity. But opportunities are starting to emerge

  • Friday Letter: Rollover
    PEI Staff- 1 February 2013

    The private equity industry has recently been coming under fire for selling assets to the public market at prices that sit far distant from the price these groups paid to take them private.

  • Astorg targets €600m for new fund
    PEI Staff- 11 January 2013

    Astorg, a French mid-market firm, is hoping for a quicker fundraising for its fourth fund, which it will begin marketing in earnest next year, according to one investor.

  • Astorg sells Photonis back to AXA after three years
    Oliver Smiddy- 6 January 2013

    French buyout firm Astorg has sold optical equipment maker Photonis back to AXA Private Equity for €510m, double the amount it paid its peer in 2008 when it acquired the company.

  • The uncertain future of French fundraising
    PEI Staff- 5 January 2013

    Some France-focused funds have recently enjoyed fundraising success, but conditions may be about to get significantly harder. Toby Mitchenall reports

  • Montagu sells Sebia to Cinven for €800m
    Toby Mitchenall- 5 January 2013

    European private equity firm Montagu, led by new chief executive Jason Gatenby, is on the sell-side of another significant secondary buyout.

  • Astorg sells clinical device company to Montagu
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    The French private equity firm has rolled over its investment in Sebia, a diagnostics business, while mezzanine provider Intermediate Capital Group has stepped up its exposure.

  • Barclays Private Equity sells Webhelp to Astorg Partners(3)
    Jo Nash- 4 January 2013

    French private equity firm Astorg Partners has bought a 35 percent stake in Webhelp, France’s third biggest provider of client communication services, from Barclays Private Equity for about €40 million.

  • Barclays Private Equity sells Webhelp to Astorg Partners(2)
    Jo Nash- 4 January 2013

    French private equity firm Astorg Partners has bought a 35 percent stake in Webhelp, France’s third biggest provider of client communication services, from Barclays Private Equity for about €40 million.

  • Barclays Private Equity sells Webhelp to Astorg Partners
    Jo Nash- 4 January 2013

    French private equity firm Astorg Partners has bought a 35 percent stake in Webhelp, France’s third biggest provider of client communication services, from Barclays Private Equity for about €40 million.