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Equistone CFO defects to LionThe former chief financial officer and chief risk officer at Equistone is now Lion Capital’s new chief operating officer.
- Friday Letter: The power of pace
A fast first close is crucial to the momentum that will carry a fund to its target; without it, fundraisers can get into trouble very quickly
- Equistone offloads Uetikon to Ardian’s Novacap
The sale comes a month after the pan-European firm closed its fifth fund on its €2bn hard-cap
- Friday Letter: Fundraising blunders(1)
Letting the firm’s senior leadership do all the talking and placing too much faith in ‘early-bird’ discounts are among the things fundraising managers should be mindful of
- Friday Letter: Fundraising blunders
Letting the firm’s senior leadership do all the talking and placing too much faith in ‘early-bird’ discounts are among the things fundraising managers should be mindful of
- Equistone closes Fund V on €2bn
The pan-European firm held a first and final close on its hard-cap after just six months in market
- European PE posts highest Q1 exit values since 2007
CMBOR research shows European deal value also recorded its highest opening quarter since Q1 2008
- Exclusive: Montagu targets €2.5bn for Fund V
The firm joins a number of pan-European funds that are currently on the fundraising trail
- HgCapital picks up A-Plan Insurance from Equistone
The sale, which valued the company at £300m, has netted Equistone a 2.8x return
- Friday Letter: How great is Britain?
It's all feeling a bit 2007 in UK private equity at the moment. Should we be worried?