Inside: 

4

Alphabites

LPs tax concerns, four fundraises, social media used to track funds and more. 

6

Refined tastes

GPs look to stabilise and maintain investor relations. 

10

Bolt-on bonanza 

Why the bolt-on boom shows no signs of slowing down. 

12

Q&A: Sovereign Capital

Sovereign Capital and ACOLIN on 

13

Laying the foundations for buy-and-build

Armstrong on the key considerations before B&B. 

14

Buy-and-build integration

Humatica, Gilde Buyout Partners and ESDEC on how to integrate B&B acquisitions. 

16

Region report: Guernsey 

How Guernsey combines stability and innovation to attract GPs. 

19

Q&A: Aspida and Mainspring

On the firms’ new partnership and serving Guernsey funds. 

20

How to dodge the growth equity bubble

Titanbay’s Alex Lawrence on emerging growth funds.

22

Organic growth 

Four examples of organic growth success. 

24

DIBS

A round up of deals from the last few weeks. 

26

People

New appointments at Invest Europe, KKR and Intriva Capital.

27

Vulture 

Hack vs. hacker; Sleep is for the weak and Don’t you know who I am?