Private Equity

Brexit

PE’s Brexit plays: aerospace, clinics and recruiters

A BCG study predicts the UK sectors most likely to be disrupted by the UK’s decision to leave the EU and throw up opportunities.

2 min read · 20 October 2016

Brexit fails to cool UK lower mid-market – Exclusive

The UK lower mid-market has posted its best six-month period since 2008, despite the uncertainty surrounding the UK’s decision to leave the EU.

2 min read · 17 October 2016

BVCA Summit: UK prioritises infra spending, low taxes

The Chief Secretary to the UK Treasury David Gauke praised the work of the private equity industry in an address to LPs and GPs in London on Thursday.

2 min read · 07 October 2016

Mayfair defies Brexit to close debut fund at £400m

The UK-focused firm extended the fundraising by six months to take account of investor uncertainty around the UK’s EU referendum.

2 min read · 29 September 2016

Ardian: Brexit vote ‘helped our fundraising cause’

Global investor demand for European assets turbo-charged the French investment firm’s latest fundraising, enabling it to close its sixth mid-market buyout fund in just four months, says Philippe Poletti, head of the Ardian Mid Cap Buyout team.

3 min read · 26 September 2016

Private debt is set to benefit from Brexit – study

Senior debt strategies are largely protected from low GDP growth and shifts in inflation, unlike investments in equity and bonds, a report has claimed.

1 min read · 31 August 2016

Access to finance a growing concern for UK companies

A survey by mid-market firm ECI finds high-growth UK businesses are less likely to choose private equity as a funding option than last year.

3 min read · 30 August 2016

CBPE closes Fund IX on £459m hard-cap

The UK-focused fund, which had excess demand before the Brexit vote, includes a GP commitment of 2%.

3 min read · 30 August 2016

OMERS: Brexit has ‘raised the bar’ for UK investments

Despite challenges, the UK will remain a ‘safe haven’ for investment, says global private equity head Mark Redman.

3 min read · 29 August 2016

Three Brexit considerations for fundraising GPs

UK private equity firms in fundraising mode should expect investors to quiz them on the potential impact of Brexit on their structure, investment strategy, and returns, and prepare accordingly, lawyers say.

1 min read · 26 August 2016

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