Private Equity
PEI recently sat down with New Jersey's Division of Investment director Tim Walsh and investment council chair Bob Grady (pictured) to talk about the system's ongoing efforts to lower fees.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
Buoyant equity markets have restrained the buying and selling of LP fund interests – but this may be just the time to sell.
4 min read · 20 September 2013
Company refinancings should continue to provide opportunities for investors as companies are forced to adjust their capital structures, according to Marc Ciancimino, head of KKR’s mezzanine group.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
James Burdett, head of investment funds at Baker & McKenzie, explains how sovereign wealth funds differ from traditional LPs – and what their increasingly active role in private equity means for the industry.
5 min read · 20 September 2013
As LPs push GPs to think more about the environmental, social and governance implications of their investments, firms should consider practical approaches to ESG analysis, writes Tim Creed, managing director at Adveq.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
Asian firms are increasingly prominent on our list of the biggest firms in the business – but some traditional private equity strongholds are losing out as a result.
2 min read · 20 September 2013
Michael Scown, managing director at Intel Capital and a member of the firm's Asia investment committee, talks to PEI about the challenges of investing in tech companies in Asia.
4 min read · 20 September 2013
The system has taken a beating over the past year from the private equity emerging manager community for what has been perceived as a lack of support. But CalPERS’ actions show the system appears to be as dedicated as ever to incubating new, talented managers, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
4 min read · 20 September 2013
LPs are increasingly digging deep to figure out how firms they back or are considering backing manage operational improvements, says Anna Dayn, head of LP consultant Dayn Advisors.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
As China's cross-border M&A picks up, Hamilton Lane's Juan Delgado-Moreira sees the potential to create the country's own Carlyles and KKRs.
3 min read · 20 September 2013
