Private Equity
This year's PEI 300 paints the clearest picture yet of the fundraising market since the financial crisis, with overall totals down as the 2008 funds drop out.
3 min read · 02 May 2014
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">This year’s PEI 300 paints the clearest picture yet of the fundraising market since the financial crisis, with overall totals down as the 2008 funds drop out.</span>
3 min read · 02 May 2014
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1 min read · 29 April 2014
For public pension funds, private equity firms significantly outperformed the S&P 500 as of Sept. 30, 2013, over the long haul, but they are underperforming in the short term, according to data from Private Equity Growth Capital Council.
1 min read · 25 April 2014
<!--EndFragment--><p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Both LPs and GPs alike seem increasingly convinced by the attractiveness of Africa as an investment destination. Some will inevitably be disappointed. But that shouldn't put investors off.</span> </p>
3 min read · 25 April 2014
<!--EndFragment--><p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Both LPs and GPs alike seem increasingly convinced by the attractiveness of Africa as an investment destination. Some will inevitably be disappointed. But that shouldn't put investors off.</span> </p>
3 min read · 25 April 2014
In this video from the PartnerConnect East conference in New York in March, Griffith Norville, a vice president at the advisory firm Hamilton Lane, talks about the regions that the firm favors (the United States still offers the best opportunities), the sectors it likes (mid-market buyouts are most attractive), the role of co-investments, and steps that GPs can take to improve their chances.
1 min read · 24 April 2014
ICV Partners, which has been fundraising, has put Marshall Retail Group up for sale, two sources said.
2 min read · 23 April 2014
Twenty four portfolio companies backed by financial sponsors around the world made it on the Standard & Poor’s ‘weakest links’ list last month, the same number as the last list reviewed in November, according to Buyouts estimates. At the same time, the number of portfolio companies defaulting or filing for bankruptcy protection has remained depressed so far this year.
5 min read · 21 April 2014
2 min read · 21 April 2014
