The firm is raising its third distressed debt fund in an environment of high asset valuations that is ‘only a few events away’ from a significant re-pricing.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
Alexander Abell, a director with BlackRock Private Equity Partners, has formed Atlas Diligence to work with institutional investors who are too busy to explore specialised strategies like emerging markets.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The $239bn pension system has put out a ‘request for information’ for a manager to run an investment vehicle targeting emerging private equity managers.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The pension system, with $237bn in assets, has worked to reduce its number of manager relationships and appears ready to continue the process.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Tom Gores-led firm will target $3.75bn for the vehicle, which will officially launch in the next few weeks.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Private Fund Advisory Group at Lazard has lost a group of high-level placement agents in the past few years, but the team overall has tripled in size since its inception in 2003.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Committed Advisors, founded by former AXA PE executives Daniel Benin and Barthelemy de Beaupuy, has already closed on eight transactions.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Two other major Brazilian players, Gavea Investimentos and BTG Pactual, collectively closed on $3.3bn in recent weeks. However, Vinci is not worried about the increasing competition.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The $154bn pension system will review a private equity business plan next week that shows a focus on reducing costs by creating separate accounts and expanding the co-investment programme.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The Michael Green-led firm is expected to hit its hard-cap of $425m for its debut fund, which has shrugged off the stagnant fundraising market and the hesitancy of LPs to back new firms.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
