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Level 20 appoints PE veteran as chief executiveFormer BVCA council member Jeryl Andrew has joined the group which aims to promote the role of women in the private equity industry.
- Operational Excellence Award winners 2016
KKR and Permira among those named in Private Equity International’s annual celebration of the industry’s best value creation stories.
- Hedge fund Polygon bets on SVG bidding war
The event-driven hedge fund has increased its long position in the London-listed private equity investor via contracts for difference, regulatory filings show.
- Baring Asia wins SAI Global’s support for A$1bn acquisition
Baring Asia’s offer for the Sydney-listed risk management firm is lower than the A$1.1bn bid from buyout firms KKR and Pacific Equity Partners two years ago, but that bid eventually fell through.
- SVG plots defence amid search for white knight
Under the City Code, the London-listed private equity investor has until 29 September to publish its defence document in response to HarbourVest’s 650p-a-share bid.
- Low returns in equities drag NZ Super performance
Chief executive Adrian Orr says the NZ$30.1bn fund, which allocates about 5 percent of its portfolio to private equity,needs to “work harder to find attractive investment opportunities” in the current slow growth environment.
- Interview: Charlie Eaton on 30 years of fund placement
Charlie Eaton, founder of Eaton Partners, has seen the fund placement business change dramatically in 30 years. He talks about what the future holds for his firm.
- KKR appoints new head of greater China
Paul Yang’s appointment comes barely a month after KKR expanded its Asia-Pacific senior leadership team.
- HgCapital books 2.3x on P&I sale
This is the first exit from HgCapital 7; the firm is currently in discussions about raising its eighth fund.
- CalPERS commits nearly $1bn to PE in July
The latest monthly report from the largest US pension fund shows its commitment to two private equity funds totalling almost $1bn, while it decided to forego committing to a KKR vehicle.