As the firm looks for ways to further bulk up and diversify its assets under management, Carlyle is also seeking to strengthen economic ties with energy firm Riverstone.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The majority of limited partners in private equity expect a 15-percent-or-better net IRR from private equity funds launched in the current environment, according to a report produced by PEI Media and trade association ILPA.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Nearly half of limited partners will decrease their target exposures to US private equity as a percentage of their overall private equity allocations, according to a new survey from PEI Research and the Institutional Limited Partners Association.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The PEI 50 methodology involves rigour, judgment and dealing with non-transparency.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
According to the PEI 50, a proprietary ranking of private equity firms unveiled today, the 50 largest private equity firms in the world have together raised $810bn over the last five years. At the top of the list are Carlyle, Goldman Sachs, TPG, KKR and CVC.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Boston private equity firm will tap the public market for fresh investment capital after a number of staff departures.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The founder of Apollo Management has told investors that his firm is well positioned to thrive amid the credit crunch, and that weakened bond prices are not necessarily signs of financial stress among the portfolio companies.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
It’s the spectre now haunting the private equity industry: Under what scenario might the value of an otherwise healthy LBO deal be written down to zero? David Snow presents some maths that many GPs are hoping to avoid.
4 min read · 04 January 2013
A slowdown in deal and financing activity has meant a drop in investment banking revenue, accompanied by a loss in the principal investment arm of a major Wall Street firm.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The New York direct secondary investment specialist has nearly tripled the amount of its last vehicle.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
