Private Equity
There has always been churn in the fund placement business, but staff turnover in the current market is especially damaging given fierce competition for high quality mandates.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Washington is once again – inevitably – focused on carry tax as a revenue raiser. Private equity professionals would have welcomed a more nuanced approach.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity managers can strategically execute “Material Adverse Change” clauses to renegotiate deals in their favour – though doing so brings significant reputational risk.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
These are uncertain times for the eurozone. And what does this mean for private equity, asks James Taylor.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Southeast Asia- and China-focused Lombard Investments has been actively exiting many of its Thai portfolio companies. PEI recently caught up with managing director Pote Videt to get his take on Thailand’s private equity landscape.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Brazilian managers have been employing unique fund terms to appease the crowd of investors eager to take stakes in the country, according to Debevoise & Plimpton partners Erica Berthou (pictured) and Peter Furci.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Extreme volatility in the public market is forcing investors to once again rethink their exposure to private equity, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
As the US government forms partnerships with the private sector to boost employment and kick-start depressed regions, private equity fund managers have a chance to shine, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
During The Blackstone Group’s second quarter earnings call in July, firm president Tony James explained that being a public company does not present any ‘misalignment of interests’ for the firm’s limited partners.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
The sharp downturn in stock markets worldwide last week bodes ill for more than one type of portfolio, writes Oliver Smiddy.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
