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• LP Perspective: Cautious Optimism in a Challenging Market

  Published: 21 Jan 2010

  Category: Industry Article

  How are LPs viewing the market in January 2010? Have their views changed compared to this time last year? What will be the key trends for GPs in 2010 and what are the big areas of interest for LPs this year?

• Capstone Partners sponsors the EVCA European Buyout Report 2009

  Published: 01 Dec 2009

  Category: Industry Article

  Capstone Partners is proud to be associated with the European Venture Capital Association in producing the EVCA Buyout Report 2009, now available for download, free of charge. This year's report is particularly relevant, given the challenges that the European buyout industry has faced. It provides valuable insight into investment activity, divestments and fundraising. It also addresses the issue of performance of European buyouts.

• Louis de Saint-Marcq joins Capstone Partners

  Published: 10 Nov 2009

  Category: Press Release

  Dallas, USA/Geneva, Switzerland/Shanghai, China (November 10th 2009) – Capstone Partners, a leading independent placement agent, is pleased to announce the recruitment of Louis de Saint-Marcq to its European office. As an Associate Partner, Louis will be managing investor relationships and fund manager clients in Scandinavian countries, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain and Portugal.

• Venture debt, a value-creation tool for today’s fast-evolving private equity market

  Published: 01 Nov 2009

  Category: Industry Article

  For many of us, at first sight, the idea of lending money into the high risk, uncertain world of venture capital may sound quite risky. However, upon closer inspection, it becomes apparent that venture debt investing combines many of the skills and attributes of venture equity investing and mezzanine financing, resulting in a lower risk investment opportunity.

• Capstone Partners opens Asian office in Shanghai

  Published: 01 Sep 2009

  Category: Press Release

  Dallas, USA/Geneva, Switzerland/Shanghai, China (September 1st 2009) – Capstone Partners, a leading independent placement agent, is pleased to announce its expansion into Asia with the opening of its Shanghai office.

• Comments by CSP Securities, LP on the SEC’s current proposal related to “pay-for-play” scandals

  Published: 31 Aug 2009

  Category: Industry Article

  CSP Securities, the broker-dealer affiliate of Capstone Partners, LP, supports key provisions in SEC proposal S7-18-09 designed to address recent issues in the pay-for-play scandals.

• Capstone Partners, L.P. adds new Principal

  Published: 10 Mar 2008

  Category: Press Release

  Dallas, Texas – Capstone Partners is pleased to announce that Jeffrey K. Walters has joined the firm as a Principal in the firm’s Dallas office.