The firm has named DS Brar, the former CEO of Indian pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy, as a senior advisor weeks after naming a new director of KKR India.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The number of corporate pensions allocating to alternatives has risen steadily since 2008, but the size of allocations has fallen since last year.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Jonathan Firestein, former director of research for Wells Fargo Family Wealth, has been named head of private capital for US Bank's division that invests on behalf of ‘ultra high net worth’ clients.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Mid-market private equity transactions in North America this year show a significant disparity in valuations for large and small businesses, due in part to increased availability of debt for larger deals, according to GF Data.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The largest Russian private equity deal in years could help quell fears of corruption and political risk that have kept investors out of the country for decades.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
The Canada Pension Plan’s private equity portfolio increased to C$24.1bn during the first quarter of the fiscal year, helping the pension’s total assets reach a record C$153.2bn.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Augusta Columbia Capital will invest between $30m and $150m in technology companies, and is one of a number of debut funds launched this year focused on the technology space.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity deal flow surged 40% in Q2 2011 compared to the same period last year, while fundraising in the first half of the year more than quadrupled compared to the first half of 2010.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm has added Jeffery Moy as its new private equity head. In June, Rockefeller hired former COO of Franklin Street Partners John O’Hara as a managing director and senior advisor.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm’s $315m sale of Attends Healthcare, which it formed in 2007, is one of several high-profile healthcare exits this year.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
