Based in New York, Annabelle Ju covers North American institutional investors and fund regulation as the US Private Equity Reporter for Private Equity International and private funds management. She previously reported on market structure at Bloomberg and obtained her Master of Science degree from Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
The Carlyle Equity Opportunity Fund II closed on its hard-cap, surpassing its initial $2bn target.
1 min read · 01 February 2016
A survey by AlixPartners and Vardis found that PE firms pursue different succession planning strategies for their portfolio companies’ CEOs than publicly traded companies, and half of them don’t have a formally identified successor.
3 min read · 01 February 2016
Fund managers should think of their LPs are partners and not solely as a source of capital, according to several delegates at <span class="ITALIC">PEI</span>’s CFOs and COOs Forum.
2 min read · 29 January 2016
Mansa Capital’s Ruben King-Shaw Jr. sees a growing gap in the supply and demand within the healthcare sector that is driving the need for healthcare services and technology innovation and investment.
3 min read · 28 January 2016
The financial services and energy investment firm promoted Annie Sloyer to CFO, Claire Harvey to principal, and Julia Hart and Thomas Nielsen in its IR team.
1 min read · 26 January 2016
Venture capital experts believe the recent wave of lower valuations for certain unicorn startups is nothing to worry about; rather, they think it will push investors to be more selective and realistic.
4 min read · 25 January 2016
The firm, which is poised to begin raising its own fund, will manage the separate account that will invest up to $200m in insurance companies in Africa.
2 min read · 22 January 2016
Anne Stausboll has served CalPERS as CEO since January 2009, a time when the largest US public pension fund was experiencing turmoil from the financial crisis and ethics scandal involving its former officials.
2 min read · 21 January 2016
The firm’s NB Strategic Co-Investment Partners III closed on its hard-cap, exceeding its $1.25bn target.
2 min read · 21 January 2016
Returns on private equity investments may fall due to continued high valuations in the market, but investors will stay attracted to the asset class thanks to its outperformance over public markets.
3 min read · 20 January 2016
