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Side Letter: To roll, or not to roll?North Carolina is the latest in a string of LPs reviewing their participation, or a lack thereof, in GP-led transactions. Plus: Norway’s Cubera has closed its largest secondaries fund; and PE bankruptcies are causing headaches for compliance officers. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Private funds fight backWelcome back! Why suing the SEC over its major reforms package may have unintended consequences. Plus: China is hoping to bolster its private economy and a Saudi-backed fund of funds has invested in an ex-Abraaj boss's debut vehicle. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Brook-Oak bosses talk, Abraaj latest, BNP Paribas hireWe've gone deep with Brookfield's Bruce Flatt and Oaktree's Howard Marks on the drivers behind their giant deal. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
European insurers given private equity boost after regulation tweakThe European Commission has reduced the amount of capital insurers must set aside to manage the perceived risks for some long-term equities.
BlackFin raises €100mBlackFin Capital Partners raises capital for first venture capital fund.
- Rothschild reaches €175m for second fund
The French investment firm is targeting €250m for its second fund, which it expects to close in early 2010.
- Alpha Associates launches €300m FoF
Newly independent Swiss private equity firm Alpha Associates has announced the launch of its second fund of funds vehicle dedicated to Central and Eastern Europe.
- Go Equity in double hire
The Austrian private equity firm has recruited two new team members in an effort to bring more international experience to its Vienna-based operation.
- Pantheon buys Swiss Life portfolio
Swiss Life, the Zurich-headquartered life insurance business, has sold a CHF400 million private equity portfolio to Pantheon Ventures, the UK-based fund of funds group.
- ALPHA plans Eastern Europe FoF
ALPHA Associates, which manages the former third-party private equity business of Swiss Life, has revealed plans to raise a new fund of funds vehicle to invest in Eastern European opportunities.