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LPs fear overcrowded buyout marketBoth LPs and GPs have expressed concern at the growing competition for large buyouts in the European market, believing the trend will continue due to growing US interest in the region.
- European buyout activity to increase?
With pressure on corporate management to divest non-core assets and falling asset values, new research says activity in the European buyout market looks set to continue in 2003.
- The necessity of good administration
You've managed to close the new fund, albeit with more investors than planned and with the most complex set of fund documents yet. You're ready to get out there and start doing deals, and the last thing on your mind is how you're going to administer the fund and who in the office is going to look after this. But you've got a group of increasingly inquisitive investors waiting to hear from you: regularly, substantively and in a way that evidences your commitment to good LP relations. It's time to get serious about fund administration.
- Latest EVCA numbers sees buyouts buoyed but VC still declining
The Q2 2002 data reveals that just E304.3m of VC money was invested whilst E5bn went into buyout deals.
- Inmarsat attracts PE interest
The London-based satellite communications group follows its European rival Eutelsat onto the private equity radar.
- Cinven, Candover acquire publishing business for E600m
The two UK buyout firms have agreement over the acquisition of Kluwer Academic Publishers from Dutch parent Wolters Kluwer.
- Cannons drops Holmes Place bid
UK private equity firms are taking another look at the fitness chain following Cannons’ withdrawal from exclusive negotiations.
- French figures buck broader European trend
Figures published by the French Venture Capital Association reveal a market buoyed by a significant increase in LBO activity.
- Carlyle plans E3bn European fund
The US buyout firm is to firm up its commitment to the European buyout market with the launch of a new E3bn dedicated fund.