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Friday Letter Carlyle’s quest to crack the China codeAs Google made headlines this week for threatening to leave China, the Carlyle Group furthered its foothold in ‘the epicentre of the private equity world’ by partnering with the Beijing government for its second RMB fund.
- Friday Letter Going once, going twice
Auctions are back, with large firms lining up eagerly to deploy their capital.
- Friday Letter 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
- Friday letter testing boundaries
With its two RMB fund launches, TPG has joined firms like Carlyle and Blackstone in throwing itself wholeheartedly behind an untested and pioneering private equity vehicle.
- Friday Letter No time for turkey
For anyone who wasn’t quite convinced: the anticipated pick-up in LBO activity has arrived.
- Friday Letter Clear as mud
Australia's determination this week that private equity profits may – in certain circumstances – be taxed as income rather than capital gains has left more questions than answers.
- Friday Letter Enough already: mega-fund bashing misses the point
As limited partners continue to debate the merits of large buyout funds, evidence grows that they may not turn out to be the poor performers some had assumed.
- Friday Letter Bad timings, big returns
Private equity professionals are a competitive bunch. But many were likely toasting Cinven’s sale of Phadia this week as further evidence that boom-era buyouts can prove profitable.
- Friday Letter Had you sold in ’09, you’d be sorry now
With pre-crisis funds bouncing back, LPs can thank private equity’s inherent illiquidity for stopping them from getting out too soon.
- Friday Letter Buyers Beware
The recent fraud allegations relating to Chinese companies listed overseas may force private equity investors to reassess how they buy and seek to influence investee businesses.