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CapDyn buys Westport, creates $5bn FoFSwitzerland-based fund investor Capital Dynamics has agreed to acquire Man Group’s UK private equity funds business, taking assets under management to $5.25 billion.
- Making private equity work
When the private equity bubble burst, some investors in the asset class took to their heels and never came back. Those who stayed are taking steps to understand where they went wrong. Philip Borel finds out what these LPs are doing as the market recovers - and learns that not all classes of LPs are the same when it comes to manager selection success. Who would you predict is the more successful investor type: funds of funds or endowments?
- AIG securitises $1bn private equity portfolio
Drawing on advice from Capital Dynamics and Morgan Stanley, AIG has placed $250m in triple-A rated bonds backed by private equity fund investments as part of a $1bn securitisation.
- Enhancing private equity returns via diversification
Everybody knows that diversification decreases risk. But what if diversification could also enhance returns? For private equity investors, this question may not just be very relevant but actually have a positive answer. Christophe Rouvinez and Thomas Kubr suggest that diversification of private equity investments can indeed be a great way to achieve the returns the asset class promises.
- Prime Edge at E175m second closing
Capital Dynamics' securitised fund of funds has increased its total capital to E175m following a second closing.
- Capital Dynamics to tackle US market
Preparing the launch of two new investment vehicles next year, the Swiss group behind Prime Edge Capital is building up its US presence.