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<p>What is ahead for private equity?&nbsp;</p><p>Europe's leading private equity executives have forecasted a series of sombre outlooks for the year ahead. After a tumultuous 12 months that saw many deals grind to a halt, buyout bosses do not expect any immediate pick-up in activity heading into 2024. However, potential interest rate cuts …

From developing new toolkits for portfolio companies to implementing reporting frameworks and championing industry initiatives, firms have been making concerted efforts in recent years to factor ESG criteria into their decision-making.

From new co-founders arriving onto the scene to young professionals rising up the ladder at the world’s largest investment firms, the latest crop of 25 dealmakers shows there is no shortage of talent ready to face up to the current market challeng...

Private Equity News has published its second annual list of Twenty Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers, recognising the top legal minds working in the buyout sector. From high-profile acquisitions and complex carve-outs to multi-billion dollar fundraising closes, Europe’s top lawyers have advised on a range of record-breaking private equity deals in the past 12 months

As diversity organisation Level 20 has found, work is still needed to create better gender equality in the senior ranks at PE firms, with a proliferation of all-male investment teams in much of Europe.

Dec 20, 2024 · KKR appoints former Belgian minister and hires UK industrialist Buyout firm KKR has named Philippe de Backer as managing director of European public affairs based in London, starting 1 January.

Dec 30, 2024 · Defense boom sets stage for private-equity exit run PE firms look to capitalize on the government’s ‘retooling moment,’ but some would-be buyers may remain cautious until federal spending plans under Donald Trump become clear

Oct 8, 2024 · A little-known European investor has claimed the top spot in a new ranking of global venture capital funds. Earlybird Digital East Fund has become the first European VC firm ever to land the number one position in the HEC-Dow Jones Venture Capital Performance Ranking.

Oct 3, 2024 · The boardroom at Investindustrial could be mistaken for a slightly strange toy shop. Its walls are covered from head to toe with models of consumer products that the private equity firm has invested in during the last three decades: from miniature amusement parks and replica helicopters to perfumes and a box of chocolates.