Inside: 

4

Alphabites 

Weakening appetite for PE, UK buyouts, four fundraises and more. 

6

Moving into the mainstream 

PE is flowing further and deeper into Southern Europe. 

8

Southern Europe PE overview 

Deep dive into dealflow in the region. 

9

Pets galore 

Pet care in Southern Europe.

10 

Rough seas ahead 

Incoming challenges for buy and build strategies. 

12

Q&A: Buy and build in focus

Sovereign and Murgitroyd discuss navigating an aggressive M&A strategy. 

14

Value Creation Summit round-up 

Industry experts share the latest value creation developments. 

16

ESG hires

Token hires or making a true impact?

18

Venture Views

Optimising founders’ performance in an uncertain market. 

20 

DIBS

A round-up of deals from the past few weeks. 

22

People 

Latest appointments at Riverside, Inflexion, LBO France and more. 

23

Vulture 

Team celery; Fashion funding and The hunt is on.