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BC Partners beats odds with €6.5bn raising

Move was like a ‘military exercise’ amid scepticism about the ability of large buy-out firms to secure deals and finance them with cheap debt

Abraaj targets SMEs with Aureos deal

Middle East buy-out investor to buy London-based specialist

Vista makes rival £1.2bn bid for Misys

US private equity firm offers about 360p a share

Pressure rises on private equity bosses’ tax

Push for European law changes as Calpers calls levy rates ‘indefensible’

Private equity earnings face new scrutiny

Fund bosses have take half of excess profits as rewards

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A stall to set out

In preparing to go public, Carlyle has to confront not only a sharply weaker business environment but a threat to the favourable tax treatment from which its partners have benefited, write Henny Sender and Daniel Schäfer

Investindustrial in bullish mood

The private equity group’s chairman Andrea Bonomi is beaming at what he says are the best opportunities in Italy and Spain in a long time

No fairness in rich man’s justice

It is important that those engaged in relationships of trust co-operate with authorities and that fraud is not swept under the carpet

The flaws of private equity are not irreparable

In more settled times, buy-out companies can play a useful role as a corporate scavenger/recycler

Private equity under fire in US race

Mitt Romney’s wealth and the industry in which he made his fortune have been thrust into the centre of presidential politics

Private equity: not dead, just sleeping

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The industry will have to invest in more growth and turnround stories

CVC struggles with ‘terrible’ results in Asia

The private equity group’s returns in the region stand in stark contrast to a stellar profits performance in Europe

Eurozone headwinds for private equity

The European buy-out sector has been hit hard by a dearth of financing from banks terrified of taking on further risk amid the eurozone crisis

Dealing with the squeeze

FT series

Private Equity

In a five-part series, the FT looks at how buy-out firms are finding new ways to put their capital to work, one year on from the start of the credit squeeze

Investors critical of stakebuilding

When 3i floated its £400m Quoted Private Equity investment company in June 2007, some observers saw it as a poorly timed move

Concern over debt purchases

TPG’s profit on its share of Alltel’s debt illustrates a potential conflict of interest when private equity groups purchase debt at discounted prices in buy-out deals

Escaping the financial lock of bolt-ons

The Emap acquisition by Apax Partners and GMG highlights the difficulties of pursuing a buy-and-build strategy

Reward is worth risk for emerging market gurus

Western private equity executives monitor the situation in South Ossetia with particular concern after a $2.7bn spending spree in Russia

Perfect partners find matches blocked

Buy-out bosses say there are political and financial obstacles to investing in the financial services sector

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