Private Equity
Private equity firms are pursuing growth strategies in Emerging Europe, with Poland and Romania expected to take the lion’s share, writes Nicholas Lockley.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Green energy shines amid a bleak deal landscape, writes King & Spalding's Mark Thompson.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
A proposed tax hike on carried interest in the Netherlands is bad enough – clumsy drafting is making things a whole lot worse, writes Andy Thomson.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
CVC has just invested in a deal in Germany. Nicholas Lockley admires the extraordinary efforts to deflect the industry's critics.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
A recent conference panel comprised of heavy-hitting GPs highlights how crucial local expertise is to operate in China, writes Amanda Janis
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Chris Jackson, managing director of CIT Leveraged Finance Europe, explains the pros and cons of banks clubbing together on the financing.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
After years of economic liberalisation Russia looks set to deliver on its potential as a private equity market for international firms as well as local operators, writes Nicholas Lockley.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Deal prices for portfolio companies in the middle market stood at 8.6x EBITDA at the end of the fourth quarter.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Given the identity of its guest speaker, a celebratory Guernsey Finance event was always likely to have a bitter-sweet outcome, writes Andy Thomson.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
Emerging markets private equity funds can be valuable in the portfolio, but some limited partners are attracted to this opportunity for the wrong reasons, Hamilton Lane CIO Erik Hirsch told delegates at the 2008 Emerging Markets Private Equity Forum in New York.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
