A very limited partner
The SEC investigation has proven that LPs have been duped. How were GPs allowed to get away with so much for so long?
Geiger counter
Kurt Geiger chief executive on what attracted him to private equity.
Game on
The video game retailer is about to float off the back of strong financials, but are they sustainable?
Debt delusion
Leverage is back to boom-town levels. Not to fear, everything is fine.
The real reason why GPs love IPOs
In the normal course of events, IPOs are the least favoured exit route. Not anymore.
In the bank
Challenger banks are rushing to market but will they be stung by the IPO backlash?
Tribunal awards payout to former Comet staff
Former employees at Comet, a collapsed retailer previously owned by OpCapita, have won a payout worth millions of pounds after an employment tribunal found they had not been adequately consulted about redundancies.
Loser takes it all
How private equity firms can lose every argument and still come out on top.
Q&A: Lord Adair Turner
The former chairman of the Financial Services Authority mulls the threat to financial stability posed by leveraged buyouts.
Ex uno plures
An education in Spanish bullishness.
In theory: Tax shields
Capping interest deductibility does not impact long-term private equity performance. It should be encouraged.
An expense too far
An SEC investigation reveals the extent to which the industry needs to change.
Magnum prepares €500m fund launch
Spanish private equity firm Magnum Capital is planning to launch a €500m fund in the second half of the year.
Faulty network
The oligarch, the maverick and the private equity firm.
Q&A: Thomas Meyer
The industry expert discusses the difference between private equity and privately held investments, and exposes common LP strategies that should be ditched.
Flavour of the month
Motion scores again with French food group Diana.