Private Equity
<p>Bargain-basement deals for outdated, out of favour music albums bear a striking resemblance to a growing segment of the private equity market.</p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 31 January 2013
<p>The boom in Asia-focused fundraising is beginning to sound alarm bells as growth in China slows and inflation in India pushes up interest rates again. </p>
3 min read · 31 January 2013
<p>A who’s who of private equity GPs have been going to Brazil this year – many for the first time. The reason? To take part in the market’s ‘energia fantástica’, as evidenced this week by the $1.2bn final close on Gavea Investimentos’ third fund.</p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 31 January 2013
<p>The dreaded denominator effect appears to be manifesting itself and shrinking the private equity allocations of LPs – and not just the little guys.</p>
2 min read · 31 January 2013
<p>Angela Merkel's government is set to block certain takeovers by foreign investors. Though touted as a response to sovereign wealth funds looking to buy sensitive assets, those investors infamously dubbed "locusts" in Germany are also at risk. This is a troubling prospect for German companies, like the bank IKB of which Lone Star will take control, given private equity's ability to provide much-needed liquidity.</p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 31 January 2013
<p>US voters are said to be having nervous “kitchen table conversations” amid economic uncertainty. Similar conversations are happening now in private equity conference rooms. </p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 31 January 2013
<p>Private equity LPs and GPs frequently wax lyrical on their long-term investment approach. This week, one mid-market firm ‘put their money where their mouth is’ with the launch of fund that can invest for a quarter of a century.</p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 31 January 2013
<p>The long-awaited European Parliament’s proposal to regulate private equity seems unlikely to affect the buyout industry after all – and bodes well for US GPs, too.</p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 31 January 2013
<p>Wall Street’s institutional meltdown gives private equity players the opportunity to provide aid in more ways than one.</p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 31 January 2013
<p>Investment bankers and their inflated bonus schemes have become the latest point of focus as people debate the cause and effects of today's financial turmoil. But as Terra Firma chief Guy Hands pointed out this week, the private equity industry’s traditional compensation structure is far from the investment bank bonus culture and - crucially - does not incentivise disproportionate risk-taking for personal gain.</p> <p> </p>
3 min read · 31 January 2013
