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Anjana Haines speaks to this year’s inductee into the Real Deals Hall of Fame, Garry Wilson, about his vocation for turning companies around but also for telling the story of private equity’s successes, in our latest 25th anniversary VIP interview
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Amid stalled exits and anxious investors, hybrid equity vehicles are proving to be better adapted to today’s deal structuring environment. Some firms are testing more flexible structured equity options, reports Stephanie Ball
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The brisk pace of private equity investment activity seen in the second half of 2024 now seems a distant memory as deal numbers continue to dwindle, as Julian Longhurst reports
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The firm has entered into exclusive negotiations with non-profit pharmaceutical group Servier to acquire the French generic drug company, with an EV between €800m and €1bn
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W&I insurance is becoming essential in PE deals of all sizes, driven by seller demand for clean exits and insurer appetite for new business
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GPs are increasingly working on dual-track deals where they bring in a co-investor while launching a continuation vehicle as they push for increased liquidity. But can two chefs work well together in one kitchen?
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Documaster's revenues increased more than 15x during Summa's holding period. Shivani Khandekar speaks to partner Gisle Glück Evensen about how they achieved growth
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Cybersecurity has evolved into a primary value creation lever. Security posture has become a product differentiator, enabling premium pricing and market expansion. Anjana Haines investigates why it’s arguably more important than the financial statements
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COO Olivier Thoral (pictured) takes up role of CEO as predecessor Maxence Radix leaves the firm
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Large buyout firms are increasingly looking to the European market for investment opportunities, but insiders argue that it’s not as simple as flashing the cash to win deals
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Zeina Bain speaks to Real Deals about how the transaction was structured and originated, as well as the firm’s plans for the business post-acquisition
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Ambienta sold its majority stake in Namirial to Bain Capital, which became the controlling shareholder of the digital transaction business. Shivani Khandekar speaks to Ambienta's Giancarlo Beraudo about how they achieved growth
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Against a backdrop of macroeconomic uncertainty and elevated interest rates, many UK managers are recognising the value of their lower midmarket roots. James Salmon considers the challenges PE managers are facing and how specialist lenders can help
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Transitioning portfolio companies from on-premise perpetual licences to cloud product subscription models remains key to value creation, but requires meticulous planning, Xhulio Ismalaj reports
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From ensuring performance is front and centre to toning down ESG talk, European GPs have a lot of hurdles to jump over when pitching to North American LPs
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There were 10 bidders in the first round and three in the second, Quadrivio Group's CEO Walter Ricciotti told Real Deals
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Head of investor relations William Clegg told Real Deals how the firm brought in investors from Latin America, Canada, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe
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PE firms are focusing on sector specialisms and smarter value creation to grow software-as-a-service portfolio companies. Stephanie Ball explores how PE is navigating an increasingly saturated and conflicted SaaS market to unearth fresh opportunities
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Co-heads of investments at MML Ireland, Neil McGowan and Rory Quirke, speak to Real Deals on reaching their largest raise with an almost 100% re-up and two new LPs
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Many PE professionals are expecting public-to-private investments to take off in the second half of 2025 despite a muted start to the year
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The pressure is on the deal teams to get the pitch right, or risk a rejection, say IC members
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The independent sponsor model is gaining traction as an alternative to the conventional fund structure. Shivani Khandekar investigates the emerging trends that are creating the building blocks of this lesser-known area of private equity fundraising
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A new epidemic is quietly brewing in private equity and was an unavoidable topic of conversation at the recent Real Deals Value Creation Summit. Under Chatham House rules, candid discussions revealed a worrying trend: an increasing number of exit failures
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There’s a disconnect between how buyers and sellers view the world, fuelled by the political turbulence, causing deals to fail more frequently, according to GPs speaking at the Real Deals Value Creation Summit
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