Kevin Landry, a well-known figure in the US private equity industry, passed away on Thursday after a battle with cancer.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
TwinFocus Capital is adding a private equity co-investment platform that will give its high net-worth clients access to the asset class.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking spin-out has been raising its first independent fund since last year.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
A new study suggests J-curves can actually be used to predict performance – from an early stage in a fund’s life.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
Detroit is the largest city in the US to file for protection under Chapter 9 of the bankruptcy code, and so there are still a lot of unanswered questions – not least around its obligations to keep up with capital calls from GPs
4 min read · 19 September 2013
Leading secondary advisor UBS lost its chief Nigel Dawn, who later joined Evercore – setting up what could be an epic battle for mandates in the rest of 2013.
3 min read · 19 September 2013
Secondary market deal activity declined dramatically in the first half of 2013, amid strong public markets. Secondary buyers have been waiting for the floodgates to burst open.
5 min read · 19 September 2013
<p> <em>William Zartler, listed as a founder and managing director with the Boston-headquartered energy investor, left for undisclosed reasons.</em> </p> <p><em> <br /></em> </p>
2 min read · 27 February 2013
Amid some turnover within its alternative investment programme, the $464bn institution has committed to Vestar, Ridgemont and Natural Gas Partners.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The $460bn sovereign wealth fund’s original private equity team has almost completely turned over, leading to concerns about the loss of ‘institutional knowledge’.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
