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Riverside: Auction processes are brutal for buyers

Béla Szigethy and Stewart Kohl, co-chief executives of the Riverside Company, believe the current strong seller’s market in private equity will continue this year.

3 min read · 09 January 2018

South African PE defies public markets slump

Private equity funds posted a 13.6% pooled IRR over the past three years, significantly outperforming listed equity benchmarks.

2 min read · 13 November 2017

Deal Mechanic: Copied right

How Cinven replicated a tried-and-tested approach in the patents industry with its acquisition of intellectual property business CPA Global.

5 min read · 07 November 2017

The ultimate deal mechanic

What’s right for one portfolio company may not be right for another, but there are several common operational levers private equity firms can employ to jump-start growth and enhance returns.

7 min read · 12 October 2017

IT exit multiples drop

The sector remained the third most expensive in EMEA, behind only real estate and financials.

1 min read · 09 October 2017

Value creation: Permira on achieving critical mass

Adding operational focus to the deal team is an essential part of designing a value creation plan.

8 min read · 05 October 2017

OpEx Awards: Meet the judges

An influential panel of industry experts from across three regions assessed the relative merits of the submissions.

4 min read · 02 October 2017

OpEx Awards 2017: Cerberus learns to Bowlmor

Cerberus Capital Management throws a strike with Bowlmor AMF.

3 min read · 02 October 2017

OpEx Awards 2017: Paymetric pays off for Francisco Partners

The manager scored a 'home-run exit' with the payment system provider.

3 min read · 02 October 2017

OpEx Awards 2017: YFM climbs to retail success

The almost two-decade journey resulted in GO Outdoors becoming one of the UK's largest outdoor retailers and a 37x multiple for the British firm.

3 min read · 02 October 2017

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