Lenders are watching the European LBO market with cautious support. Will the financing be there for sponsors to get their deals done?
5 min read · 11 January 2013
The UK venture capitalist, which is raising is also looking to raise two new funds to reinvest in its 26 portfolio companies.
1 min read · 11 January 2013
The bank has sold a £300m leveraged loan backed CDO into Europe and is planning more.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
Rigorous insurance due diligence is key in the buyout process if nasty surprises are to be avoided. It can also boost a bidder's bargaining position, finds Philip Borel.
9 min read · 11 January 2013
What does the Internal Rate of Return of a private equity fund tell you? Or better, what do you think it tells you? Private Equity International takes a closer look at what IRR is and what it isn't.
10 min read · 11 January 2013
The history of the US private equity market's love affair with Private Investments in Public Equities is as short as it is sordid. David Snow looks at what's gone wrong.
6 min read · 11 January 2013
When European issuers default on high yield debt, bondholders' claims may be worth very little.
3 min read · 11 January 2013
News: Funds 2002-02-01 Staff Writer <b>€2bn Advent fund to focus On Europe</b><br />Advent International intends to invest 70 per cent of Global Private Equity IV, its new €2bn buyout fund, in Western Europe, with the balance going to North America and Asia.<br /><br />?Europe i
9 min read · 11 January 2013
Around E360m have already been raised for the new vehicle, which is expected to close at E450m at the start of 2002.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The $50M German corporate venture operation is looking to bolster the logistics services of its parent business Deutsche Post World Net.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
