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Permira sets up digital education platformThe firm, which earlier this week scored a 2.3x return on its exit of animal nutrition company Provimi, has made its first ever acquisition of a digital education company.
- Morgan Stanley PE invests in shale deal
Morgan Stanley Private Equity is teaming with a pipeline provider in shale regions of North Dakota and Colorado, the latest in a series of deals relating to shale gas in the US.
- Firms help foster digital education trend
With schools facing tighter budgets, digital-based curriculums are playing a larger role in the classroom and in private equity firms' portfolios.
- Study: Deal fees create ‘invisible’ boost to manager pay
Portfolio company-related fees like monitoring and transaction fees may increase misalignment of interests, according to a recent study.
- Listed private equity feels the heat
Listed private equity groups suffered sharp declines in their share prices during last week’s severe public market downturn, with some analysts wary about the volatility of the sector.
- StanChart makes first foray into Saudi
Standard Chartered's first Saudi private equity deal is for a minority stake in the country's largest building materials manufacturer.
- Going public and misalignment of interests
During The Blackstone Group’s second quarter earnings call in July, firm president Tony James explained that being a public company does not present any ‘misalignment of interests’ for the firm’s limited partners.
- KKR hit by falling income
KKR posted a surprise decline in earnings during Q2, with economic net income falling by 27% despite the group growing assets under management to $61.9bn as of 30 June, up from $54.4bn at the same point last year.
- HCA shares plummet post-IPO
Hospital group HCA made headlines in March as the biggest-ever private equity-backed IPO, but the company's share price has since slumped by almost one-third, reigniting debate about the financial health of PE-backed IPOs.
- UN pension backs Centerbridge and Lexington
The $43bn United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund carved out a 6% allocation to private equity last year and has made its first commitments to big funds this summer.