Ardian: Its History and Practice
by Giovanni Ferrari, Pedro Calixto, and Raul Li
Introduction
Ardian is a private investment firm with approximately $125bn in assets under mana...
Real Estate Private Equity in 2022
by Alice Estellat, Apolline de Vulpillières, and Inès Mazzola
Introduction
Despite record investment and exit activity in 2021, there was a sig...
Distressed Debt Investing
by Anastasia Nedorezova, Antonio Maude, and Leonardo Marangoni
Introduction
The following article will cover distressed debt investing by provi...
Inflation, Rising Interest Rates, and the Impact on Private Equity
by Leonardo Costa, Nina Gabrizova, and Vaclav Klein
Introduction
Private Equity (PE) firms are considered to be very responsive to changes in i...
The LBO of RJR Nabisco: How Has Private Equity Evolved Since the 1980s?
by Louis Paget, Marlon Walde, and Nikolai Verbov
Introduction
Private Equity (PE) as we know it today primarily revolves around one practice,...
Value Creation in the Luxury Industry: Golden Goose
by Enrico Martinelli, Francesco Antonio Bargellini, and Francesco Puricelli
Introduction
Over the last twenty years, Private Equity firms (PEs)...
Creating Value by Splitting: The Cherry Bekaert Deal
by Federico Pasqualone, Giacomo Montaguti, and Marco Neri
Introduction
When looking at ways to create value in Private Equity (PE), most of th...
CVC Capital Partners Set to Go Public
by Luca Deslondes, Jacopo D'Angelo, and Matteo Panizza
Introduction
CVC Capital Partners, Europe’s biggest Private Equity (PE) player and one o...
Investment Control in Germany
by Felix Nikodem, Ferdinand Netsch, and Maximilian Zabel
Introduction
In recent years, the German government, along with the EU and its other p...
Holding on for Greater Profits? An Outlook on Continuation Funds
by João Mota and Zhenzhou Du
Introduction
This article was concluded on the 15th of April 2022. Thus, several predictions may have alread...