Due Diligence - Specialist

GOING GREENER

As the environment becomes a top political and legislative priority, specialist advisers have become part of the deal-doing infrastructure. By Neil Hodge



AN INTERIM SOLUTION

Interim managers are not new to private equity, but their skills are increasingly in demand as buyout firms demand quicker and more profitable exits from portfolio companies. By Neil Hodge



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Leader

A new name, a fresh approach A new name, a fresh approach

Of all the topics covered in this column over the past six years, the overriding issue that demands a definitive answer is “how private should private equity be?”

Top Story

Q&A with Brian Blakemore Q&A with Brian Blakemore

After 20 years shaping one of the few successful captive buyout operations, the man who said “sod this” to an education is stepping down at Barclays Private Equity.


Feature

The Private Equity Awards The Private Equity Awards

The seventh Real Deals/BVCA Private Equity Awards recognised the best that the industry had to offer during 2007.


Comment

The converging market The converging market

Private equity firms should be applauded for trying to increase their product range – but GPs must not hedge their bets.


News Analysis

Scraping the barrel Scraping the barrel

The Environmental Technology Fund’s recent £110m (€139m) close of its maiden fund has highlighted the ever-growing interest in clean technology investment opportunities, with the sector fast cementing its position as the third pillar of the venture world.




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