Enterprise Investors managing partner Robert Manz talks to Real Deals about the new economic reality, getting deals done in 2010 and the looming spectre of regulation.

The managing partner of Mid Europa Partners ponders the impact of global economic meltdown on the nascent private equity industry in Central Europe.

The chief executive of Impetus and leading light in venture philanthropy on using the due diligence model for charitable funding, the success of St Giles Trust and the steady rise in thoughtful giving.

Real Deals asks outspoken and controversial Alchemy managing partner Jon Moulton the tough questions about the cost of candidness, his own early casualties, and his future at Alchemy and beyond.

Bookham founder and one of a new breed of “super angel” talks about plans for the Rockley Group, fault lines in the traditional venture capital model and his vision for the industry once recession is finally over.

The president and CEO of venture-backed Icera talks about the importance of passionate investors, planning for a severe downturn and selling VCs on the big idea.

The man behind Apax, Bridges Ventures and the Portland Trust on the social impact of recession, the creation of a Social Investment Bank and how private equity can give back to society.

Alan Greenberg of Invex Capital talks about his involvement with the Everyman Male Cancer Campaign and the inaugural Private Equity TacheBack challenge.

The new chairman of Clearwater Corporate Finance and front man for the biggest turnaround that never was talks about the curse of a weak government, a bank-inflicted recession and how to get restructurings right.

The co-founder of a six-year-old Asian investment group, with $4.5bn under management, talks about the Chinese consumer, the first-ever Chinese LBO and being thrown in at the deep end.

Karsten Langer, deal origination partner at global private equity house Riverside, describes the firm’s plans for international domination of the lower mid-market.

The new chairman of EVCA and 3i’s global head of buyouts warns that unless the industry is unified, it faces a continental wave of anti-private equity legislation.

As primary private equity investors feel the full force of a credit crisis and global slowdown, a panel of counter-cyclical secondaries experts are preparing for a deluge of deal flow.

Senior investment officer Robert Coke on sleepy GPs, listed management companies and plans to become a debt provider.

The new chief executive of the BVCA has big ambitions for the UK’s venture capital and private equity industry in 2008.

As the latest member of the panel on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den, serial entrepreneur James Caan is gaining a new perspective on backing businesses.

As head of communications at the BVCA, Mark Fox has witnessed a period of huge growth in the coverage of private equity – and a summer of unprecedented media attention. 

The BVCA has launched a review of its practices amid deep member discontent over the body’s handling of the widespread criticism of the industry. Chairman Wol Kolade talks to Real Deals about how the BVCA and its members must change their ways. Are you enjoying your time as chairman? W...

What are the benefits of investing in Central and Eastern Europe? Joseph Schull: Central and Eastern Europe is better suited to growth-oriented private equity than many of the large, mature Western European markets. Central and Eastern European markets are more open, dynamic and fast-growing. T...

On the record: Ted Mott - Founder and chief executive, Oxford Capital Partners (pictured) Hugh Titcomb - Chief executive, Ansbacher Group Mikko Suonenlahti - General manager, Qatar Capital Partners   How did you become involved with Qatar and with this joint venture? Ted Mott: S...

The Co Investment Club At the table: Ian Armitage Has led HgCapital since 1990, having joined in 1988. He previously spent ten years at 3i and has served as chairman of the BVCA’s Investor Relations Committee. Andrew Beaton Until last month Beaton was managing partner of co-investment...

What is the overall trend in private equity fundraising from last year’s figures? Funds are getting bigger. We reviewed 38 funds that targeted $1bn (€770m) or more, which accounted for 70 per cent of the whole sample. This is testimony to the bifurcation of private equity, as a small...

Ramez Sousou is sitting in the boardroom of TowerBrook Capital Partners’ European headquarters on Pall Mall in London, pondering some of the adverse publicity directed at the Private Equity Foundation following its launch. “The industry needs to learn how to deal with the...

What is it like being a venture unit within a large private equity group? Ian Lobley: It allows us to have an incredible network and reach, both geographically and sectorally. One of the traps the technology industry got into was just thinking about its own market. During the bubble phase,...