The European Investment Bank Group (EIB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the World Bank Group, including its private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), have continued to deliver … Continued
National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) presented a competition today for the transformation of abandoned public spaces (brownfield locations) into inspirational gathering places for young, entrepreneurial and talented people from the spheres … Continued
PE’s confidence is supported by much improved debt markets. Financing is available for a wide range of deal types, from refinancings and dividend recaps to new acquisitions. In the US, sponsored leveraged loan issuance broke a new record in 2013, … Continued
Last year saw the return of the consumer sector. An improvement in economic confidence in the US and Europe, moves by China toward a consumption-led economy, and the continued rise of the middle class in other emerging markets creating investment … Continued
True to form, PE has taken advantage of good exit opportunities as they have emerged around the globe. This is helping to rebalance PE portfolios, which have aged steadily since the onset of the crisis. PE needs to increase the … Continued
The European Commission has today adopted a package of measures to stimulate new and different ways of unlocking long-term financing and support Europe’s return to sustainable economic growth. Significant long-term investment will be needed under the Europe 2020 strategy and … Continued
In the past period, the Serbian leadership have been working intensively to improve the business setting, which has yielded results. The number of potential foreign investors is growing. Besides the good geographic position, they also assess the numerous free trade … Continued
Balance is returning to private equity. Exits are starting to gain traction, fund-raising conditions are improving, and developed and emerging markets activity levels are poised to both rebound and even out. Last year marked the start of a rebalancing as … Continued
PE has started 2014 with a renewed sense of confidence via an improvement in fund-raising conditions, an increase in exit pace and options, and a slow but steady range of available investment opportunities supported by strong debt markets. All of … Continued
Royal Council for Entrepreneurship with the support of SPEA brings Finnish accelerator Startup Sauna to Serbia Under the patronage of HRH Crown Prince Alexander the Royal Council of Entrepreneurship is organising a visit of Finnish accelerator Startup Sauna, that will give … Continued