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Dutch market slows downDutch GPs saw a significant increase in write-offs last year, while both fundraising levels and deal flow dropped, according to a study by Dutch private equity industry body NVP.
- EVCA elects LP as chairman
George Anson, a managing director at HarbourVest who has been on EVCA’s LP Platform Council since it was established, will encourage openness and transparency among its LP members.
- Nordic books 4x return on IT provider
The exit comes as the Scandinavian firm is planning to hold a €3bn final close in September for its Nordic Capital VIII, having held a €1.7bn first close in February.
- Triton in €1.1bn Spanish recycling deal
Fresh off a €3.3bn fund close, the European buyout and special situations firm has carved out an industrial recycling company from Spanish conglomerate Abengoa.
- Montagu sells Hansen Protection to IK
Montagu has made its fourth exit this year by selling a Norwegian survival suit business to IK Investment Partners for approximately €150m to €160m.
- ECI books 2.5x return on IT company
The UK-based firm has sold CliniSys to Montagu for £100m - and has more exits in the pipeline as it eyes a return to the fundraising market next year.
- Swedish GPs to launch code of conduct
Private equity groups in Sweden - who have attracted some bad press in recent years - are trying to improve their image via a self-imposed code of practice.
- Proton Equity Partners abandons fundraising
The CapMan spin-out hoped to raise SEK 2bn for its debut buyout fund to target investments in Sweden, but has pulled its fundraising after failing to get traction in the market.
- Friday Letter: PEO's crystal ball
It’s nearly 2006, and you’re probably about to pop open the Krug. Before you do, take a quick look at the following – PEO’s predictions for what is shaping up to be another wild ride on the private equity express. If you thought 2005 was intense, get ready for ’06 – for better or worse, another intriguing chapter of LBO and VC history is about to be written.
- Friday Letter: The road less travelled
The logic is hard to fault, and the calibre of its proponents suggests that it can only be meaningful. Co-investment by limited partners alongside their GPs looks sufficiently compelling to prompt the question: “why aren’t more people doing it?”