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Pine Brook hires DE Shaw private equity co-headThe former co-head of hedge fund DE Shaw’s North American private equity team will be responsible for managing Pine Brook Road’s energy sector activities.
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KKR’s recent East Resources exit – coupled with HitecVision’s specialist energy fund close this week – is further evidence that the energy sector remains active and vibrant for private equity investors, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
- Pine Brook Road nets 3x in debut exit
The Howard Newman-led firm is selling its oil and gas exploration company Common Resources for $805m.
- The post-golden era
This year’s PEI 300 is populated with familiar names, but as the mid-2000s fundraising boom recedes into history, expect a radical shuffling of the ranks, writes David Snow.
- Secondaries, mid-market firms battle for PEI awards
Several heated contests have emerged in The Private Equity International Awards 2009, including a close fight for top European mid-market firm between Advent, Bridgepoint, Silverfleet and Electra.
- Actis builds oil and gas portfolio with $102m investment
The emerging markets-focused private equity firm is forming an oil and gas industry joint venture with Singapore's KS Energy.
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- Private equity group launches US mortgage insurer
Pine Brook Road Partners, along with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, PartnerRe and Renaissance Re, has pumped $500m into Essent - a new private mortgage insurance company targeting US residential loans.
- Cost of capital forces change in energy sector
A rising cost environment and lack of available capital has precipitated a change of approach for energy-focused GPs and will ultimately “cleanse” the space.
- Private equity-backed Cobalt signs Angolan JV
Cobalt, which is backed by Riverstone, Goldman Sachs and First Reserve, has tied up with Sonangol, the national oil company of Angola, to let the oil and gas exploration firm access Africa's third largest oil producing nation.