Up to 80 per cent of the economic capital put into an LBO doesn't come from private equity funds: it is provided by banks as debt. Given the pivotal role leverage has to play, what's the present state of the leveraged finance market? Robin Burnett reports.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
Private Equity International's deal mechanic takes a look under the bonnet of the buyout of Yell, a deal that may yet emerge as European LBO of the year.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
Royal London, the £26bn asset manager, has teamed up with industry veteran David MacLellan to raise a £200m private equity fund.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
The private equity house has reportedly made a £160m offer for UK Coal, Britain’s largest coal producer.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
The second round of financing will be used to develop operations in the US and the UK. The Fool is also negotiating a venture in Japan.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The latest stage in this long-running saga sees the company making a $1.46 charge per share as a result of writing off $30m from its FLV Fund Korea. It still expects to recoup the capital in a court case.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
