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Perspectives 2018: Graphite Capital on redrawing the growth map

Graphite Capital’s Markus Golser and James Markham describe how operational effectiveness sits at the core of value creation.

6 min read · 04 December 2017

Coller Capital's barometer in five charts

Investors still have a strong appetite for private equity despite concerns about debt and the funding of weak managers.

3 min read · 04 December 2017

USS sells another portfolio to Ardian – exclusive

The sale is at least the second between the Universities Superannuation Scheme and the investment firm as the UK pension faces a growing liabilities deficit.

1 min read · 04 December 2017

Nordic Capital restructuring attracts bids – exclusive

Primary and secondaries market players are keeping a keen eye on the process involving the firm's €4.3bn 2008-vintage fund.

2 min read · 30 November 2017

HarbourVest sharpens UK focus amid uncertainty

HVPE, the investment firm's listed vehicle, is focusing on niche managers with specific skills, according to managing director Peter Wilson.

2 min read · 28 November 2017

SocGen: The future of PE is retail

Retail investors searching for better yields in a regulated market will increasingly look to private equity, according to Société Générale’s head of regulation in Luxembourg.

1 min read · 27 November 2017

CPPIB: Invest for a downturn

The giant Canadian pension, which just signed a sizeable growth investment in the insurance sector, is feeling ‘cautious’ amid sky-high valuations.

2 min read · 23 November 2017

USS private markets exec joins Hermes

Sanjeev Phakey, an investment manager who has spent the last six years at one of the UK's largest pension funds, joins to focus on fund and co-investments.

1 min read · 23 November 2017

Why the fund of funds model is still relevant

A revamped internal structure, new business lines and a focus on separate accounts have helped the firm thrive in a tough market for funds of funds, says head of secondaries Wouter Moerel.

5 min read · 23 November 2017

BVCA awaits British Business Bank boost

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association is hoping for concrete details on a national investment fund when the UK chancellor Philip Hammond hands down the Budget on Wednesday.

2 min read · 22 November 2017

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