Apax, KKR, Oaktree and H&F were among the long-established firms taking top honours in the highly regarded Private Equity International Awards 2009.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Landmark’s Fund XIV reached its goal of $1.5bn, but has not yet officially closed. The target was lowered from the fund’s initial offering of $2.4bn.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Government Pension Investment Fund, the world’s largest pension with $1.3trn in assets, is looking for ways to boost returns.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Boston-based firm will use $536m of equity in the take-private, the latest in a string of transactions around the $1bn mark agreed in recent weeks.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The bank, which is selling an $8bn private equity business, has had an extensive history in the asset class.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Richard Hurwitz joined Sun Capital in 2005 and was integral in helping the firm raise its $6bn fifth fund. The firm shrunk the fund by $1bn last year.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The firms have invested $200m in JPMorgan spin-out Pierpont Securities, which will target increased opportunities in government debt trading as the US national debt rises above $12trn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The direct secondaries firm in 2004 acquired a large stake in email marketer eCircle - now owned by TA Associates - as part of a portfolio purchased from Deutsche Telekom.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Three years after establishing its New York office, Christopher Witkowsky catches up with ATP Private Equity, one of Europe’s largest backers of private equity funds, as it looks to deploy dry powder.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
The Canadian pension reported above-benchmark returns for its investments in private equity and infrastructure last year, with 13.9% and 10.9% respectively.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
