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Private equity heavyweights weigh in on BrexitData from the Electoral Commission shows industry names, including KKR’s Johannes Huth and Warburg Pincus’ Joseph Schull, are not leaving the outcome of the upcoming referendum to chance.
- Moulton on Brexit: I’m definitely in favour of ‘out’
Remaining in the EU would lead to a ‘slow strangulation by legislation and regulation’, the industry veteran told Private Equity International.
- Dick Smith puts private equity in the firing line
The failure of the high-profile Australian retailer has landed the industry in the middle of a political storm. It is not the first time.
- Is the City Link verdict a win for the industry?
The outcome of a trial of City Link directors was a win for turnaround firms, including the company’s former owner Better Capital, but is unlikely to lift public suspicion of the industry.
- UK GP acquitted for breaching labor laws
Better Capital’s Tom Wright was found ‘not guilty’ for failing to report redundancies before the collapse of struggling portfolio company City Link last year.
- Friday Letter: The trouble with turnarounds
The high-profile failure of City Link in the UK is a stark reminder of the many risks of private equity in backing faltering businesses
- GPs give investors the best Christmas present
There was no slowdown in activity over Christmas with KKR netting a 3.9x return from Alliance Boots and BC Partners agreeing to sell half of its stake in Turkey’s largest supermarket chain
- Friday Letter: Public nuisances
This week has highlighted some of the downsides of being publicly listed.
- Better bemoans difficult period for debut fund
The 2009 Cell has lost over ten percent of its value in the last year thanks to underperformance in the portfolio
- Better Capital facing significant write-down
The listed firm has taken a big loss on Reader's Digest - and two of its other big deals are also struggling.