Difficult financing conditions continued to soften global buyout activity for private equity firms, with deal volumes plunging 72 percent in the first nine months of 2008. The oil and gas and mining sectors as well as Japan, India and the Middle East remained bright spots.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Difficult financing conditions continued to soften global buyout activity for private equity firms, with deal volumes plunging 72 percent in the first nine months of 2008. The oil and gas and mining sectors as well as Japan, India and the Middle East remained bright spots.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
With the outlook gloomy for global markets, the sun is shining on Nordic private equity funds as they continue to attract capital at a healthy rate. Toby Mitchenall finds out why investors look favourably on the region, even in the dark times.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Leading Swiss private equity professionals believe that scepticism about the future prosperity of the asset class is misplaced. Andy Thomson reports from Zurich.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Does the end of cheap debt spell the end of Europe's exit boom?
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Private equity is well positioned to cope with the credit crunch. Its main worry is what comes afterwards.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
According to Earlybird's Rolf Mathies, the European venture capital market is on the brink of a renaissance, but it is the firms with experience of cycles that will be able to seize the moment. Toby Mitchenall reports.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Aureos Capital has helped transform what was once a leading NGO into one of Uganda's most promising commercial banks. By Matt Levin.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
GameStop, which operates 5,889 stores in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, will now have 1,077 stores throughout Europe, including in Ireland, Spain, France and Switzerland.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The troubled German real estate lender today clarified its situation, suggesting comments by the German finance ministry had been misinterpreted.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
