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  • KKR: Green initiative saves $160m
    Jenna Gottlieb- 5 January 2013

    The firm will continue to expand the programme to other portfolio companies, looking for ways to cut emissions and waste.

  • KKR to launch ESG report
    Toby Mitchenall- 5 January 2013

    The firm will publish details of its ESG programme by year's end, European head Johannes Huth told delegates Thursday at a PEI conference in London.

  • Warts and all
    PEI Staff- 5 January 2013

    To ensure the continued flow of capital commitments, private equity firms must assume the role of teacher when approaching institutions – and not sugarcoat the facts, writes Christopher Witkowsky.

  • NEA, GTI invest in Indian healthcare provider
    Aston Tan- 5 January 2013

    GTI Group and New Enterprise Associates have reportedly invested $16m in Nova Medical Healthcare Centres to fund the company's expansion.

  • Healthscope receives two new bids
    Siddharth Poddar- 5 January 2013

    KKR and CVC have reportedly submitted a joint A$1.84bn bid for the Australian hospital operator, which has already received another takeover bid from a separate private equity consortium.

  • LPs struggle to track GP succession plans
    Christopher Witkowsky- 5 January 2013

    Some brand name private equity firms have set succession plans in motion, while others have yet to unveil future leadership structures.

  • Shop talk
    Christopher Witkowsky- 5 January 2013

    In discussion with the Washington State Investment Board, KKR co-founder George Roberts decried quarterly private equity reporting and stood up for the bankers.

  • The ones to call
    Cezary Podkul- 5 January 2013

    Flip through consumer, retail or healthcare pitchbooks and you’ll be sure to find career investment bankers touting 25 or 30 years of experience in their sector. But infrastructure is a relatively new vertical for most banks, and experienced advisors can be hard to come by. When you do your research of who is who in infrastructure M&A work, the following ten names are bound to pop up. We present them here in alphabetical order*

  • Still turning Japanese
    Yvette Choo- 5 January 2013

    KKR and Permira have made some senior level personnel changes in recent months, as their endeavours to crack the tough Japanese buyout market continue, writes Yvette Choo.

  • Firms form healthcare trade group
    Jennifer Harris- 5 January 2013

    TPG, KKR, Apax and Bain are just some of the 40 private equity firms that make up the Chicago-based association for private equity firms that invest in healthcare.