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CD&R on partnership investing at scaleStrong partnerships are critical to developing businesses at scale throughout key markets in Europe, say Marco Herbst, Greg Laï, Christian Rochat and Eric Rouzier at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
Fund administration special: Why technology is the new battlegroundPrivate equity fund administrators are fighting for digital supremacy as investors demand an ever-wider range of data points.
Friday Letter: Club concernsInvestors in private equity worry about many things. For instance: will the mounting wave of money kill returns in the asset class? Or: have I picked the right funds? Or: what are management fees doing to manager motivation? And: are club deals good or bad?
- Friday Letter: Another Debenhams?
Based on some of the recent press coverage of the industry, it would be easy for the casual observer to get the impression that private equity is the root of all evil.
- Bold, not bullish
Frédéric Lemoine embraced a tough challenge when he took over as chief executive at Paris-listed investment group Wendel Investissement earlier this year. Having invested aggressively during the boom, the firm has been hit by poor performance at certain portfolio companies, a declining share price and a credit rating downgrade. As he goes about seeking to restore the firm's fortunes, Lemoine can see a profitable – and less controversial – future
- KKR, Wendel sell €555m of Legrand shares
The partial exit of electrical business Legrand was at a price just shy of the business’ blockbuster 2006 IPO.
- KKR arsenal includes $15bn of dry powder
Despite having seen its private equity assets decline by about $7bn last year, KKR told investors its dry powder, new business lines and products have it poised for growth.
- Wendel profits up 141% on Bureau Veritas float
The French investment firm could have profited even further were it not for hedging costs relating to its stake-building in Saint Gobain, which has dropped in value by nearly 30 percent.
- KKR crescendo
For most of its 30 years in business, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has been a dominant force in the private equity market. Following some intense introspection and retooling in the late 1990s, the New York-based firm is poised to again become the industry's heavyweight champion as it expands product lines, offices and head count around the world. David Snow takes a measure of the firm that invented, and reinvented, the big buyout.
- Legrand boosts Wendel
Profits and net asset value rose at the French family-owned investment company Wendel Investissement on the back of its flotation of Legrand, an electrical equipment company.