Commentary

Selecting a Fund Administrator

The success of the private equity industry has seen numerous new funds enter the market accompanied by existing players launching larger vehicles. Matthew Wood, manager at Mourant, presents a guide on how to choose an administrative partner during these busy times.

PE Week Wire: Tues., Sept. 25, 2007

Talking with Tom

Firms Line Up Opportunistic Debt Funds

Carlyle and Advent make window exit

PAI cleans up in ELIS sale

French buyouts outfit Eurazeo has acquired ELIS, a French provider of rental and cleaning services, for an enterprise value of €2.28bn, from PAI Partners.

Apax sells Healthcare at Home

UK buyouts giant Apax Partners has sold its minority stake Healthcare at Home, an in-home healthcare provider, to Hutton Collins, the debt and equity investment firm, in a deal worth more than £200m.

New laws to make buyouts easier passed

3i checks out of Care Principles after 10 years

Qatar government buys UK specialist healthcare provider for £270m

Sovereign shock

Sovereign wealth funds have shot to prominence over the summer as politicians and regulators fret that these mega-rich government-backed vehicles are poised for an onslaught of the world’s M&A market. Tom Allchorne investigates what impact this will have on private equity.

Private equity-backed takeovers subject to EU competition law

ANP, Axcom, Bavaria Yachtbau, BTC, EGL, Electro-Stock Grup, Eltel Networks, EMI, Gambro Healthcare, Icopal, Kaufman & Broad, Klockner Pentaplast, Powermill Service Group, Scandlines, Stork, Takko, Telenor, Thule, Wrist Group