A Greek fund of funds advised by Westport has raised E105m through an oversubscribed issue of government-backed debt notes.
Boasting one of the largest institutional venture capital fund portfolios in Europe, the European Investment Fund is having to permanently balance commercial investment considerations with its political mandate. Not an easy task, finds Ricky Morton.
More than enough has been written about the broken promise that was Germany's private equity market. The problem is: who made that promise? Not the local practitioners who continue to build out the franchise of the asset class not so much in spite, but because, of the tough times the economy is experiencing. Philip Borel visited Germany to find out who's doing what and why.
Americas 2003-09-01 Staff Writer <strong>Americas<br> Monitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>Collateral damage</strong><br> <quotation><bold>The ideological backlash to Enronitis is threatening to stifle America's entrepreneurial spirit, wit
Half-year results of the publicly quoted Standard Life European Private Equity Trust reveal an improvement of net asset value over the six months to 31 March.
Europe 2003-08-01 Staff Writer <strong>Europe<br> Monitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>Viennese Whirl</strong><br> <bold>At EVCA's 20th anniversary annual meeting in June, a panel of leading private equity practitioners took a view on what lies
At this point in the cycle, the ambitions and anxieties of investors have a strong bearing on the mood in the asset class. So which buyside representatives are setting the tone on fundraising, terms and conditions and alignment of interest with general partners? Private Equity International selects the limited partners that matter in Europe.
Europe 2003-06-01 Staff Writer <strong>Europe<br> Deals & Exit</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>BC Partners pips rivals for cable deal</strong><br> Deutsche Bank and BC Partners have reached agreement over the acquisition of TeleColumbus Group by fund
On a sunny Manhattan morning in April, five senior investment professionals representing five major institutional participants in the private equity market gathered around a table at The Yale Club to talk shop. On issues ranging from the secondary market to private equity securitisation to the best opportunities going forward, Chuck Flynn, Michael Granoff, Thad Gray, Sheryl Schwartz and John Wolak agreed to disagree with eloquence, wit and authority.
Americas 2003-05-01 Staff Writer <strong>AmericaMonitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>The operating guys</strong><br> <bold>Buyout firms are going out of their way to prove to investors that they have the necessary operational expertise to improve the b