Private Equity
Buyout deal volume has been very strong in 2013, far exceeding the $97.6 billion recorded in 2012.
1 min read · 22 November 2013
Wondering what’s hot with institutional investors? Keep an eye on what products advisers are creating for them. And right now at least two are in the market with energy funds of funds.
3 min read · 18 November 2013
The cumulative vintage year performance for all buyout funds shows that the internal rate of return reached a peak high for 2009 funds at 18.46 percent, as of June 30, according to Thomson Reuters.
1 min read · 15 November 2013
<strong>Employment growth isn't the right PR lever for large-cap firms to pull, but they do have a good story to tell</strong>
4 min read · 15 November 2013
Through Nov 1, U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine shops have raised over $129.6 billion in investor commitments. While fundraising has remained strong throughout 2013, the overall figure continues to lag behind the $139.4 billion recorded this time last year.
1 min read · 11 November 2013
Based on 10-year and five-year annualized returns generated by private equity investments, Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Trust maintained the highest private equity performance, followed by the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
1 min read · 08 November 2013
Debt and mezzanine firm Intermediate Capital Group has three professionals dedicated to Asia fundraising with the aim of tapping institutional capital, says managing director Chris Heine.
3 min read · 07 November 2013
By shining a light on "spectre" staffing, portfolio companies can either exorcise these previously unseen costs or - better still - harness their power to create value, write Tom Anderson and Mike Michienzi of the Riverside Company
2 min read · 07 November 2013
Could the increasing focus on protection of capital actually undermine the risk/return proposition that has been the bedrock of the industry’s growth?
3 min read · 07 November 2013
The average payroll as a percentage of revenues (management fees plus other fees) for all firms is 50 percent.
1 min read · 01 November 2013
