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Progress in private equity: tracking consumer sector investment priorities…
Last summer, The MBS Group undertook research to better understand how Covid-19 had impacted the private equity landscape in the consumer-facing sector. Our report – Responding to Covid-19: A new talent landscape, and...

Opportunity amid the disruption? Exploring private equity’s appetite for…
Covid-19 has caused never-before-seen disruption for the hundreds of private equity funds which invest in consumer industries across Europe. During this time, funds have been required to provide huge packages of...

The alternative asset class looks to alternative investment strategies
Private equity firms have more cash than ever before. The success of the asset class over the past five decades and the increasing difficulty of generating impressive returns in the conventional financial markets have...

The business case for investing in ethical companies
‘Ethical’, while not a dirty word in business, certainly has some way to go to rehabilitate its reputation in the corporate community. Though CSR initiatives and departments have multiplied in recent years, the fact...

Q&A with Level 20 founder Jennifer Dunstan
As part of my research for our latest white paper on the case for gender diversity in private equity, I spoke with Jennifer Dunstan, founder of Level 20, to talk about how the industry can, should, and is changing to...

The Case for Gender Diversity in Private Equity
At the SuperReturn conference in Berlin in 2017, Advent International managing director James Brocklebank got up on stage to declare ‘There not enough women in the industry’. Indeed, in 2017 the number of women in...

Tanzanian orange, Sicilian lemons and Congolese quinine: the Fever-Tree…
Fever-Tree began, as many great companies do, in a pub. Founders Tim Warrillow and Charles Rolls had been put in contact by a mutual acquaintance and though they were supposed to talk about gin, the subject that really...

Boutique and Bespoke: the present and future of the…
Yoga isn’t just yoga anymore; it’s hot yoga, aerial yoga and yin yoga. There’s even face yoga, laughter yoga and circus yoga, whatever they are! Likewise, pilates can come in a dizzying array of shapes and...

The Milanese Renaissance: The growth of Italy’s business and…
This year's edition of Decoded Fashion took place in Milan with the theme 'Digital Diversity & The Connected Consumer'. It was the event's fourth edition in the city, solidifying Milan's renaissance as a fashion and...
Latest Private Equity News
TPG and CD&R in talks for pet care giant Covetrus Investment fund managers TPG and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice are involved in a private offering to acquire American private pet care company and provider of animal health products Covetrus, which has a $5bn turnover, for $21 a share. Read more.
Pret in talks to launch in India Pret A Manger, the JAB Holdings-owned brand, is in talks with Reliance Retail to launch in India as part of its plan to expand into five new markets by the end of 2022. Read more.
PAI Partners and TPG working on a joint offer for Parkdean Private equity firm PAI Partners and American investment company TPG have partnered up for an offer for Parkean Resorts, which runs 66 holiday parks in the UK. Read more.
Circularity Capital backs Bike Club The private equity firm, which invests in small and medium-sized enterprises in the circular economy, has led a £16.75m growth capital round in children’s cycle subscription service Bike Club, to back its plans to expand into Germany and France. Read more.
Parabellum Investments acquires Hervia Luxury fashion retailer Hervia has been acquired by Parabellum Investments, a London-based family office operating as a global private equity company. The deal marks Parabellum's first entry into the luxury goods sector. Read more.
C&C Group sells 47% stake in Admiral Taverns Cider and soft drinks company C&C Group has sold its minority stake in community pub group Admiral Taverns to real estate-focused investment firm Proprium Capital Partners for £55m. C&C had acquired its stake in Admiral for £37m in 2017. Read more.
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