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  • Penta Capital reaps 3.3x on esure IPO(2)
    Matthieu Favas- 23 January 2014

    The £1.2bn flotation of the UK’s fifth largest motor insurer has resulted in a big win for the UK deal-by-deal specialist – and more than doubled the money of co-owner Electra Partners.

  • Electra snaps up more secondaries(2)
    Yolanda Bobeldijk- 22 January 2014

    The firm has purchased five fund stakes from a bank just a week after purchasing a £160m portfolio of assets from UBM’s data services division.

  • Electra seals £160m data services deal(2)
    Yolanda Bobeldijk- 22 January 2014

    The UK firm’s investment in UBM’s data services division comes following a 12-month period in which Electra completed seven exits.

  • Electra walks off with Hotter Shoes
    Yolanda Bobeldijk- 20 January 2014

    The London-listed trust's buyout has netted previous owners Gresham a gross return of more than 3.5x.

  • Permira tries on Dr Martens for £300m
    Chelsea Stevenson- 7 November 2013

    The investment marks Permira’s first deal from its fifth fund, which has been in the market since September 2011.

  • Electra snaps up more secondaries
    Yolanda Bobeldijk- 21 September 2013

    The firm has purchased five fund stakes from a bank just a week after purchasing a £160m portfolio of assets from UBM’s data services division.

  • Electra seals £160m data services deal
    Yolanda Bobeldijk- 21 September 2013

    The UK firm’s investment in UBM’s data services division comes following a 12-month period in which Electra completed seven exits.

  • Numis: listed PE returns boosted by cash pay-outs
    Matthieu Favas- 19 September 2013

    Investment trusts outperformed other listed assets during the first half of 2013 – and maturing portfolios and corporate activity should further shrink discounts to NAV, says broker Numis Securities.

  • LISTED PE: In Better shape
    James Taylor- 19 September 2013

    The outlook for listed private equity is healthier than it has been for some time. So why aren’t more investors buying? And is there anything managers can do about it?

  • Opportunistic Electra buys up debt positions
    Oliver Smiddy- 17 January 2013

    Electra Partners has acquired a £30m portfolio of debt instruments from an unnamed international bank, as firms with flexible strategies look for deal exposure using means other than straight equity.