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Amanda Janis

Amanda is the Director of Product Management for PEI, whose editorial titles include Private Equity International, Secondaries Investor, Buyouts, PE Hub, VCJ, Real Estate Capital, Private Equity Real Estate, Agri Investor, Infrastructure Investor, Private Debt Investor, Regulatory Compliance Watch and Private Funds CFO. She was previously the company's Group Managing Editor.

Richardson opposes increased carry tax for private equity, venture firms(4)

Bill Richardson is the latest Democratic Presidential candidate to join the carried interest debate on Capitol Hill – but unlike his peers, he does not endorse the tax-raising proposals carte blanche.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

WSIB increases PE allocation by 8%(2)

The Washington State Investment Board has said private equity outperforms ‘traditional investments’ and upped its allocation target for the asset class to 25 percent. The US pension also created a 5 percent allocation for ‘tangible assets’, which include infrastructure investments.

3 min read · 04 January 2013

Lindsay Goldberg invests $500m in advisory firm

The New York firm’s investment has helped establish Duff Capital, an institutional advisory firm founded by FrontPoint Partners founder Phil Duff.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Marlin closes $300m turnaround fund(4)

The Gores Group-spin out has closed its second fund after less than three months in the market.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Frazier Healthcare closes $600m fund(4)

The life sciences-focussed venture firm has held a first and final close on its sixth fund.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

ECP, Truffle pay $53m for Moroccan mines(4)

Emerging Capital Partners, in partnership with Truffle Capital, has acquired a third African mining company with its $53 million purchase of Morocco’s Compagnie Miniere de Touissit.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Private equity returns 41 percent for Pennsylvania

The state’s employee retirement system last year enjoyed twice the return of the median return for large US public pensions, thanks in part to its top performing asset class, private equity.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Newly independent CI Partners in ‘dream’ deal

The Caxton-Iseman offshoot has invested $200 million in a platform company led by the former management team at Anteon, the sale of which netted Caxton-Iseman a 23x return.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Collective silence

Where's the US Private Equity Association? asks Amanda Janis

2 min read · 04 January 2013

ECP, Truffle pay $53m for Moroccan mines(3)

Emerging Capital Partners, in partnership with Truffle Capital, has acquired a third African mining company with its $53 million purchase of Morocco’s Compagnie Miniere de Touissit.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

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