The UK Takeover Panel (the Panel) has published a new framework for private sale processes. If you are a private equity investor considering potential P2P acquisitions after receiving initial soundings from management teams,...more
Geo-political turmoil, economic headwinds and increased regulatory scrutiny has led to market volatility and unearthed significant value opportunities in the public markets....more
A public-to-private transaction ("P2P") is one in which a publicly listed company is acquired and taken into private ownership. Because they involve changes in ownership of public companies, P2Ps are subject to various...more
The provision of leveraged financing to help fund the acquisition of listed companies into sponsor-backed private ownership (“P2Ps”) is a well-trodden path....more
Private equity-backed takeovers of listed companies in Western Europe have enjoyed several strong years, with deal value rising year on year from 2013 to reach a total of US$38.8 billion in 2019. Volume followed a similar...more
HEADLINES - In 2019, European take-private deals backed by private equity reached €34.5 billion over 31 deals - This is 14 per cent higher than 2018 and more than five times the total deal value seen just five years...more
After the extension of the March 29 Brexit deadline to October, Western Europe's private equity market staged a frenzied comeback in Q2. Deal volume fell from 510 to 399 deals at the same time that value surged by 88%...more