Most portfolios have at least one struggling business. It’s up to GPs to instigate a restructuring process before the banks have to step in, writes Toby Mitchenall.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Private equity fund managers marking their investments to market may be doing their over-allocated LPs a muchneeded favour
4 min read · 08 February 2013
A meltdown in the buyout industry may lead to an outbreak of symptoms last seen during venture capital's black plague
4 min read · 08 February 2013
The death of the BCE deal marks the end of one cycle but signals hope for another, writes Suzanne Weinstock.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Though a fraction of the size of its US counterpart, European venture in 2008 was potentially the best performing private equity market in the world, writes Simon Cook.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The future of big buyout funds may be uncertain – but they haven’t gone the way of the dotcom venture funds yet, writes Philip Borel.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The next year will challenge the private equity industry, in terms of returns and on the regulatory front, writes Andrew Lebus.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
A changing economic landscape means private equity portfolios must be examined through a new lens, writes Steve Moseley.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
A recent large acquisition that included a large amount of debt shows that LBOs are not dead — they just need more participants to be successful, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
In the midst of the global economic storm it is more important than ever for private equity firms to do what they do best – due diligence, writes Thomas Gibian.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
