Quote of the week
TM3
We want to attract attention from our competitors and annoy them, so when we reach the end of the investment period, our competitors will be keen to acquire it
Published Tuesday, 07 September 2010.
LDC, top 20
LDC has single-handedly kept the lower mid-market open over the past 12 to 18 months. Despite what their competition say, it is nothing to do with their ownership, although being a captive does help.
Published Thursday, 19 August 2010.
Turkish investment opportunities
As the global financial crisis eases, we see increased investment opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa region in general, and Turkey in particular
Published Thursday, 12 August 2010.
Martin Halusa, Apax Partners
If you want to attract the best talent, you can't run an organisation as a family shop.
Published Thursday, 05 August 2010.
A banker
LDC will be the last man standing. It would have to become completely uneconomic before Lloyds would sell the business.
Published Wednesday, 28 July 2010.
Uli Fricke, EVCA
A harsher economic climate and a strong regulatory push mean that members are becoming more demanding, and rightly so.
Published Wednesday, 21 July 2010.
Paul Thomas, Gresham Private Equity
One of the reasons private equity investment works is because we encourage and support change. By our nature, we’re good at adapting and finding opportunities in any situation.
Published Wednesday, 14 July 2010.
David Sherratt, Ashridge Capital
What differentiates Ashridge is that while we have the benefits of an institutional investor, we don't have any of the disadvantages.
Published Tuesday, 06 July 2010.
Duncan Lamb, Grant Thornton
Any provider that can demonstrate an ability to help the health service produce more for less will do very well over the next few years.
Published Wednesday, 30 June 2010.
Peter Baines, Advent Venture Partners
It’s very difficult to build an investment strategy based essentially on IPOs.
Published Monday, 21 June 2010.
