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Private Equity

Articles on UK private equity, featuring latest news on buyouts, investments and exits, plus analysis on the advantages and risks for investors and those seeking capital.

Financial Management

Taking a business from regional to global

As businesses look to grow, sources of available funding become paramount in facilitating this change. The move from regional to global player is a big step to make, requiring a comprehensive strategy and access to finance.

News

Endless exits Crown Paints
 


UK private equity house Endless has exited Crown Paints in a sale to coatings supplier Hempel for an undisclosed sum.

News

Private equity fitness looks to specialisation

The private equity market has long been a difficult sector to quantify, with its opaqueness and lack of access to data meaning that performance is hard to evaluate.

Venture Capital Funding

Ready, set, consolidate

Amid an atmosphere of greater caution regarding deals, private equity houses are moving away from a generalist approach and towards more sector-targeted portfolios.

News

Capital Partners V fund deployed by Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley Private Equity (MSPE) has made its ninth investment using its most recent fund, Capital Partners V.

Exit Strategies

Distressed exiting

In a buyer's market, private equity firms must be prepared to hold out for the right price.

News

Nujira raises £10 million to expand operations

Climate Change Capital Private Equity has led a £10 million fundraising for Nujira, a developer of technology to reduce power consumption in smartphones, to expand operations.

Venture Capital Funding

Exit in an orderly fashion

When private equity firms make an investment, the exit plan is already looming large on the agenda.

News

Bridgepoint sees return on investment

Private equity firm Bridgepoint has exited its investment in Environmental Resources Management (ERM) in a deal worth US$950 million (£585 million), six years after it paid US$535 million to acquire a 57 per cent stake in a secondary buy-out for the business.

Opinion

In a post crisis world private equity can play a vital role

Even the best entrepreneurial businesses need capital to grow and develop. Private equity is very much open to business.

News

Duke Street makes another purchase

The private equity firm behind the recent secondary buy-out of noodle-bar chain Wagamama has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in QCNS Cruise Europe, a business which sells cruises in South European markets.

News

Montagu closes €2.5bn fundraising

Montagu Private Equity has completed a €2.5 billion fundraising for European investment.