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PERE Awards 2009: Global winnersThousands of PERE readers voted for the individuals, firms and organisations they thought stood out from the crowd in 2009. Here we present the global winners.
- GI does £20m all-equity add on
Fresh from a $1.9bn fund close, the private equity and real estate firm has doubled the size of platform company Care Aspirations.
- SEC accuses ex-TPG associate of insider trading
The US securities authority has charged Vinayak Gowrish and others of profiting from sharing inside information about the buyouts of TXU, Sabre Holdings and Alliance Data Systems.
- GI Partners collects $1.9bn for Fund III
The private equity and real estate firm has fallen short of its target, but raised 35% more than Fund II.
- Oaktree, Anchorage to steer Bavaria Yachtbau
The lenders will anchor the German yacht maker with a €55m investment and write down most of its debt. Bain bought Bavaria for €1.3bn in July 2007.
- KKR takes step towards NYSE listing goal
The alternatives giant has completed its merger with its listed affiliate KPE. From tomorrow its shares will be traded on Euronext under the name KKR & Co.
- Lazard buys Chicago private equity firm The Edgewater Funds
Lazard acquired the 18-year-old private equity firm for an undisclosed amount. The Bruce Wasserstein-led firm has been slowly branching out into private equity, last year partnering with Apollo for private equity investments in Europe. It also plans to raise $100m for an India fund.
- Refusing to meddle
Listed French private equity firm Eurazeo is keeping a close eye on its portfolio companies while resisting the temptation to micro-manage. Andy Thomson met with executive board chairman Patrick Sayer, who is confident he can ride the economic storm – and maybe even give a boost to his firm's ailing share price
- Indian private equity nosedives
The total value of private equity investments made in India fell 77 percent in the first five months of 2009 - but fundraising fever continues.
- Dealmakers see a bottom
A panel of US middle-market participants agreed today that while the current economy is bleak, signs of stability have appeared, paving the way for a renewal of M&A activity.