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- At Milken, private equity firms push for deregulation
Panellists at the 2017 Milken conference such as Blackstone's Tony James said financial regulation has choked growth in recent years, while China Investment Corporation noted policy affected direct investment.
- Apollo to close Fund IX in second quarter
The firm is looking to raise at least $20bn without a set target or hard-cap, and will begin deploying capital around year-end.
- iCapital expands platform to accredited investors
The online marketplace, which helps high-net-worth individuals invest in private equity, now includes investors with a lower net-worth threshold.
- Korea’s GEPS appoints new CIO
The pension fund has selected a new appointee after its former head completed a three-year contract.
- Blackstone on infra, energy and growth
The alternative asset manager is exploring new areas to invest in, such infrastructure and growth, while continuing its push in energy.
- Blackstone launches retail channel – Exclusive
The $368bn firm has signed an agreement with three independent broker-dealers to launch its retail investing platform.
- From the archive: Jim Davidson on the birth of Silver Lake
In the week that it cemented its position as the preeminent technology-focused private equity investor, we revisit a 2010 conversation with co-founder Jim Davidson charting the firm’s meteoric early rise.
- Blackstone's Baratta: Don't rely on multiple expansion
Joe Baratta made his name on Blackstone’s crisis-era investment in Merlin Entertainments Group. As another slowdown looms, we find out where the firm is putting its private equity dollars.
- Schwarzman: Infra is a trillion-dollar ‘super big deal’
There’s political consensus that US infrastructure needs significant investment, and privatisation is one way to accomplish this, the Blackstone Group’s chief executive said.