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Private equity honchos collect millionsKKR's co-founders took home nearly 50% more in total compensation in 2012 compared to 2011, while Blackstone chief Steve Schwarzman’s annual pay remained flat year-over-year.
- Indian GPs turn to alternative strategies
As LPs become disillusioned with typical growth capital investment strategies in India, firms are exploring alternative strategies such as PIPE deals and distressed investing.
- PEI Awards: Carlyle and Partners Group win big
The results are in: Carlyle and Partners Group claimed top prizes in multiple categories, with groups including Apollo, Landmark, Actis, Navis and EQT also proving themselves as standout players.
- Apollo realises $13bn, eyes European and LBO debt
Apollo's been taking advantage of buoyant markets on the sell-side, while targeting non-traditional deals including buying some $12bn in European loans over the past 36 months.
- Div-recaps add to ticking distressed 'time bomb'
Credit market euphoria is creating the next wave of distressed investment opportunities, according to Wilbur Ross and Apollo's Joshua Harris, who spoke at the Milken Institute's Global Conference this week.
- Apollo and TPG fund Caesars venture
The firms, which acquired Caesars for almost $30bn in 2008, will contribute $250m each to form a venture to pursue growth opportunities and help bolster the company’s balance sheet.
- India opens up to foreign debt
The government has increased the total amount of debt investment allowed from foreign investors to $51bn from just $1bn, a move likely to provide foreign private equity firms with attractive opportunities in India’s credit market.
- Chinese LPs to target offshore PE
Chinese investors continue to increase their offshore direct investments and will begin to target foreign private equity funds to diversify their portfolios, according to cross-border firm A Capital.
- FMO, CDC invest in Indian debt provider
As the debt market in India becomes increasingly popular with GPs, the development finance institutions have backed Au Financiers directly in a $60m funding round.
- Why won’t Apollo explain?
Ex-CalPERS board member Al Villalobos has finally been indicted by the DoJ over the pay-to-play scandal – and yet Apollo still refuses to explain why it continued to use his services even after CalPERS investment officials said it wasn’t necessary, writes Christopher Witkowsky.