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Fundraising GPs put more ‘skin in the game’Firms including Bain, Apax and CCMP are pledging significant sums to better align interests with investors, many of whom want to see ‘cash up front’.
- Obama and private equity: Take two
President Barack Obama’s election to a second term followed months of debate surrounding private equity’s role in the economy.
- Bain hires ex-JPMorgan Asia CEO as advisor
Gaby Abdelnour will join the global buyout fund as a senior advisor six months after retiring as JPMorgan’s Asia Pacific chairman and chief executive.
- Insight 2013: Fundraising in Asia
LP appetite will continue its shift toward more sector-specific offerings, according to Javad Movsoumov, executive director of UBS private funds group in Singapore.
- Insight 2013: An LP's view
General partners will continue to offer lower management fees in what could be a more favourable fundraising environment next year, says Hall Capital’s Jessica Reed Saouaf.
- Swedish insurance group sells €1.5bn portfolio
Two buyers – Abu Dhabi Investment Council and Australia’s QIC – acquired the majority of the portfolio that included funds from managers like Apax, Advent, BC Partners and Bain Capital.
- Private debt fund managers target $124bn
Almost 200 private debt funds are chasing combined commitments of $124 billion, according to PEI research, as managers look to exploit credit opportunities created by banks’ partial retreat from the market.
- General Atlantic hires India head
Former co-head of India at Apax Partners Sandeep Naik will now lead the US firm's Mumbai-based team.
- Summit and Bain reduce stakes in FleetCor
The company, led by CEO Ron Clarke, bought back a portion of its shares from the two firms. To date, Summit’s total return on its FleetCor investment is more than 10x.
- PAI Partners to buy roofing business in €2.4bn deal
PAI Partners will buy the roofing business of cement group Lafarge, after beating off competition from 10 other investors.