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KKR to deploy $14.2bn in dry powder

The firm said during its quarterly earnings call Friday its deal pipeline is full, and it will not start raising a new fund for at least the next several quarters.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Pine Brook Road nets 3x in debut exit

The Howard Newman-led firm is selling its oil and gas exploration company Common Resources for $805m.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Morgan Stanley debuts $585m secondaries fund

The bank’s Alternative Investment Partners team sees opportunities from investors who are trimming portfolios and creating ‘deeper relationships' with fewer GPs.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Managers eye 'emerging' LPs for fundraising

Panelists at Tuesday's IFC private equity event in Washington DC said that many established LPs have not yet opened their wallets to emerging markets strategies.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

BVCA chief: Bad PR breeds regulations

The private equity industry in developed countries has done a poor job of telling its story, according to Simon Walker and other panellists speaking at an emerging markets conference.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Cambridge: Industry has a $445bn overhang

Even if the deal market returns to a 2004 pace, it would take 15 years for firms to invest what they have on hand, the consulting firm has found.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Yale boosts PE, real assets allocation

The university’s endowment lost $5.6bn in 2009, a loss driven in part by heavy write downs in its private equity and real asset classes.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

CalPERS scandal sidelines well liked PE chief

Leon Shahinian, the 12-year pension veteran described as ‘honest’, has been placed on leave amid a burgeoning pension scandal in California.

4 min read · 05 January 2013

First Reserve pumps $500m into Brazil company

The energy-focused firm is investing in an oil and gas exploration and production company in Brazil.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

New York State Teachers commits $75m to ABRY

ABRY has collected its goal of $750m for its Senior Equity Fund that provides senior equity and mezzanine capital.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

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