Switzerland's corporates and mid-cap companies are slowly but surely turning to private equity amid increasing economic pressures and a tightening supply of credit. Natasha Berg looks at where the Swiss buyout market will be headed in 2003.
Hard hit by the market downturn, private equity funds of funds everywhere are bracing themselves for a period of sector consolidation, and the Swiss houses are right in the thick of it. Nicholas Lockley reports.
The total return swap has been used across a host of asset classes, letting one party secure stable returns whilst the other can acquire exposure to volatile but possibly far superior returns. Could it be done in private equity? To a growing number of advisers, the answer is yes.
Asia 2003-01-01 Staff Writer <strong>Asia<br> Monitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>View to Vietnam</strong><br> <bold>Vietnam is Asia's second-fastest growing economy, but venture capitalists have been slow to move in. There are signs however th
Europe 2003-01-01 Staff Writer <strong>Europe<br> Deals & Exits</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>NIB to back Deutsche MBO</strong><br> Dutch private equity house NIB Capital is in exclusive negotiations with Ted Virtue, the New York based chief execut
As Aberdeen Murray Johnstone shores up its presence in the North of England, John Diggines is looking forward to business in the regions picking up.
In theory, Reuters' share price fell far enough this week to make a takeover or public-to-private buyout viable. In practice, bidders would still find it hard making their sums add up.
What are companies doing looking to offer their employees private equity co-investment plans? Norman Leben of DML explains.
Exits, in insurance terms, pose a major challenge for venture investors, purchasers of portfolio companies and management alike, says Aon's Teresa Jones.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, chiefly aimed at resurrecting investors' trust in the public markets, has prompted a fierce debate about its many unintended side effects and their impact on the private equity industry. To find out what exactly the issues are, Private Equity International consulted two legal practitioners. In these pages, Franci J. Blassberg of Debevoise & Plimpton and Prakash Metha of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld get to grips with the new rules and the ways in which they are going to affect the private equity business.