Private Equity
AlpInvest Partners, the funds-of-funds business of The Carlyle Group, has taken a pretty big hit so far from its vintage-2006 investments, according to a regulatory document.
3 min read · 06 June 2012
3 min read · 30 May 2012
Kelso & Co. closed a buyout fund that was more than twice the size of its predecessor when it wrapped up Kelso Investment Associates VIII LP in mid-2008. But through year-end its performance hasn’t been nearly as good.
3 min read · 30 May 2012
3 min read · 30 May 2012
3 min read · 30 May 2012
A return to private equity following a five vintage-year break in the mid-2000s has given the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System portfolio a shot in the arm, thanks in part to well-timed investments in non-control distressed and opportunistic credit funds.
4 min read · 15 May 2012
4 min read · 14 May 2012
4 min read · 02 May 2012
Investors may be in the driver’s seat these days when it comes to partnership terms and conditions. But through separate accounts and side letters, big investors are driving down costs and building customized investment programs at an accelerated pace—threatening disharmony with their shallow-pocketed brethren.
4 min read · 19 April 2012
4 min read · 18 April 2012