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Allco Equity goes independent

Allco Equity Partners has terminated its management agreement with its struggling parent company, a move being disputed in court. Meanwhile, fellow Australian buyout firm Hastings is reportedly planning to separate from its parent, too.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Apax to open Shanghai office

The global buyout firm also intends to open a second Chinese office in Beijing in 2009.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Blackstone to invest $2bn alongside Korean pension fund

Earlier this month, the pension fund struck similar deals with private equity firms, Oaktree Capital and MBK Partners.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Saudi firm exits contracting company

Riyadh-based Amwal Al Khaleej has sold its 49 percent stake in Dubai Contracting one year after it bought the stake.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

CIC Partners launches retail and restaurant fund

Former chiefs of Blockbuster, PepsiCo and Pizza Hut will manage the fund for the Texas mid-market firm.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Study: private equity industry salaries keep growing

Average cash compensation for principals at US buyout funds came in at $885,000, a 4% rise from 2007, while average bonuses grew 6%.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Chinese bank to launch RMB 5bn healthcare fund

The fund being raised by CCB International aims to bridge the health inequality gap between the country’s urban and rural populations.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Report: Ithmar to spend $1.2bn on healthcare deals

The Middle Eastern private equity firm will reportedly invest in US and European healthcare companies over the next 12 months.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Endeavour targets $300m for venture fund

The New Zealand private equity firm expects a first close in early 2009 on the fund, which will invest in early stage science and technology companies.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Industry Funds hires three for US infrastructure team

Part of a larger expansion strategy into infrastructure, Dunia Wright, head of US and Europe for IFM, predicts that the Melbourne-based asset manager will have about 40 infrastructure professionals globally by the end of the year.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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