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Friday letter changing coloursFundamentals remain challenging, but the private equity industry is determined to turn a new leaf.
- Friday Letter Operational experts shine in PEI awards
Browsing through the winners of PEI’s 2011 awards, one thing becomes apparent: the winners are by and large firms with a demonstrable ability to operationally improve portfolio companies.
- MF Actis Test Article
Actis http://privateequityconnect.com/profile.aspx?iid=10047 has raised at least $745.5 million for Actis Global 4, according to a document filed last week with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Actis sells restaurant chain to General Atlantic
Actis has sold China investment Xiabu Xiabu to the US private equity firm as the first realisation from its China Fund III.
- GPs sign on to private capital database
More than a dozen GPs have agreed to contribute data to a global private equity database being developed by the Private Capital Research Institution and Harvard Business School professor Josh Lerner.
- General Atlantic opens Munich office
The firm’s current European office in Düsseldorf will be shut and moved to Munich.
- VIDEO: Operators must be integrated
Cory Eaves, managing director at General Atlantic, talks about the importance of deal teams and operating teams collaborating to create value at portfolio companies.
- Carrick closes debut fund on $180m
Former General Atlantic managing director Marc McMorris joined with Exult chief executive Jim Madden to launch the tech-focused firm.
- India exits up, but still elude GPs
Exit values rose year-on-year during the third quarter of 2012, but a $1bn transaction by Bain Capital skewed the figures.
- 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.