Private Equity
<p>Delegates at PEI’s Active Portfolio Management Forum in New York this week made clear that GPs must work much harder to prove their worth to LPs already burdened with huge unfunded commitments. </p>
2 min read · 30 January 2013
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1 min read · 30 January 2013
<p>The private equity community breathed a sigh of relief as the European Parliament passed language allowing for the much debated passport rules to be included in the AIFM directive. However, some key challenges remain.</p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 30 January 2013
<p>Following this week's defeat in a New York court, the long-term future of Guy Hands seems all the more difficult to predict. His, and Terra Firma's, main hope? €2.4bn of dry powder. </p>
2 min read · 30 January 2013
<p>Is it too late for foreign firms to enter the Chinese private equity market? </p> <p> </p>
3 min read · 30 January 2013
<p>Friendlier debt markets have helped revive private equity deal and exit activity this year, just in time for impending fundraisings.</p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 30 January 2013
<p>For anyone who wasn’t quite convinced: the anticipated pick-up in LBO activity has arrived. </p>
3 min read · 30 January 2013
<p>Australia's determination this week that private equity profits may – in certain circumstances – be taxed as income rather than capital gains has left more questions than answers. </p>
3 min read · 30 January 2013
<p>Whether Quadrangle Group will raise another fund is unclear. Still, the firm continues to work hard for its investors. </p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 30 January 2013
<p>CalPERS has elected to do away with traditional allocation labels, may push for performance-based fees and prohibit private equity advisors from also managing its capital. Is this a sign of something bigger coming over the horizon? And is it a good or a bad thing?</p>
3 min read · 30 January 2013