Private Equity

Jenna Gottlieb

US Senate votes down carry tax bill

A re-tooled version of the bill will likely face another vote on Friday as senators continue to negotiate.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

TA Associates hires IR exec

TA hired Pamela Bliss Harris to bolster its investor relations team to better address transparency demands from LPs.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

MassPRIM enters emerging markets

The US public pension has made $65m in commitments to Ethos Fund IV and SAIF Partners IV.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

New Mexico seeks legal recourse on placement debacle

The state oil and gas endowment is seeking a firm to help it investigate and possibly pursue legal action in the wake of a pay-to-play scandal.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

LPs demand detailed annual meetings

Limited partners are increasingly vocal about the content annual meetings should include, said panelists at the PEI Investor Relations & Communications Forum on Wednesday.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR: Green initiative saves $160m

The firm will continue to expand the programme to other portfolio companies, looking for ways to cut emissions and waste.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

US House passes carried interest tax increase

The House bill will tax 75% of carried interest as ordinary income at a rate of 35%, and the balance as capital gains at 15%. The bill now goes before the Senate.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

An LP cry for help

Responding to administrative burdens, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board is seeking a consultant to help the pension monitor its sprawling private equity portfolio.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Market pans CalPERS online PPM idea

In an effort to curb the use of placement agents, the US' largest public pension has set up an automated PPM system that has been greeted with market scepticism.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Washington commits $150m to Littlejohn

Littlejohn’s fourth fund, which is targeting $1.3bn, invests in mid-market firms that are underperforming or financially distressed.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

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