Private Equity
Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co said on Tuesday it had raised a $1.5 billion real estate fund, its first dedicated investment pool for the asset class, which is rebounding in the United States amid a modest economic recovery, according to sister news service Reuters.
3 min read · 26 December 2013
Domestic buyout and mezzanine shops were very active on the capital-raising front in 2013. Collectively, these firms secured about $170.8 billion. The tally for 2013 exceeds the $160.7 billion raised from institutional investors in 2012 by more than $10 billion.
1 min read · 23 December 2013
M&A activity by U.S.-based financial sponsors dipped in 2013 following a strong end to 2012 and a subdued fourth quarter of 2013. But the buyout-backed IPO market surged in the last quarter of 2013, while a majority of sponsored companies that went public over the year found their shares trading up from their offering price.
3 min read · 23 December 2013
Norway’s Government Pension Fund is the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world with $818 billion in assets under management as of December 2013, according to the Sovereign Wealth Institute.
1 min read · 20 December 2013
<em><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-style: normal;">Optimism is suddenly rife in the private equity industry. Should we be nervous?</span></em>
3 min read · 20 December 2013
<p>Fewer questions surrounding regulations will help drive US private equity deal activity in 2014, according to SBIA president Brett Palmer.</p>
2 min read · 18 December 2013
Over 60 percent of placement agents believe that limited partners have the most power to set limited partnership agreement terms right now, according to a survey of 26 firms.
1 min read · 13 December 2013
<p><span lang="EN-US">It may be a decade before the real impact of the Volcker Rule on private equity can be properly assessed; but for now, GPs have reason to be grateful</span> </p>
3 min read · 13 December 2013
Monarch Alternative Capital is seeking $850 million for its third fund, according to a source, sister news service peHUB reported.
1 min read · 12 December 2013
4 min read · 10 December 2013
