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  • JMI beats Fund VII target with $875m haul
    Christopher Witkowsky- 5 January 2013

    The firm, based in Baltimore and San Diego, launched Fund VII in May with an $800m target.

  • Carlyle, Accel back OzForex
    Aston Tan- 5 January 2013

    The private equity firms are bolstering their Australian assets with a minority stake, estimated worth $60m to $80m, in the online foreign exchange service provider.

  • TPG acquires Avon Japan for $90m
    Hsiang-Ching Tseng- 5 January 2013

    The firm has agreed to purchase 74.67% of the JASDAQ-listed cosmetics vendor from parent Avon for $90m. It has offered to acquire the remaining 25.33% from shareholders.

  • Scott Hahn eyes $750m Korea fund
    Jenny Blinch- 5 January 2013

    The former managing director and head of Korea for Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia has secured Temasek as a cornerstone investor, sources say.

  • Interview: Up for the challenge
    Toby Mitchenall- 5 January 2013

    Permira co-heads Tom Lister and Kurt Björklund discuss how the European private equity powerhouse is faring in the post-crisis world.

  • Moody’s: PE sponsors ‘cheating death’
    Christopher Witkowsky- 5 January 2013

    Firms have achieved higher recoveries and maintained control over defaulted portfolio companies through distressed debt exchanges, according to a new report.

  • Coulter: Private equity's evolution continues
    Amanda Janis- 5 January 2013

    True value creation plus a focus on sector dislocation and emerging markets have become crucial given the 'flat, low growth' environment, according to TPG co-founder Jim Coulter.

  • Australian firms jump back into market
    Jenna Gottlieb- 5 January 2013

    Australian private equity firms flush with unspent capital have been growing more active, with new investments growing by 14%. Fundraising remains muted.

  • Picking up where they left off
    Jenny Blinch- 5 January 2013

    After a lost year (or two), private equity activity has resumed once again in Australia. Exits, however, remain elusive. Jenny Blinch reports.

  • TPG pays $900m for oil and gas assets
    Cezary Podkul- 5 January 2013

    The firm has purchased several oil and gas-related assets from the Marathon Petroleum Company. The $900m deal also includes SuperMoms bakery.