Private Equity
The first six months of 2011 were record-breaking for the secondaries market, which is poised to hit an all-time high this year, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Another year of outstanding private equity returns revealed recently by CalPERS serves as a reminder that the pension’s beleaguered investment team deserves some praise, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
LPs are right to be paying attention to the latest wave of new managers attempting to establish themselves, writes Oliver Smiddy.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The US and UK governments are clamping down on corrupt investment practices. Private equity firms should welcome their efforts, writes Nicholas Donato.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Concern is increasing about struggling funds that will cling to life for as long as possible to keep collecting fees. LPs must get together to kill them off, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Despite concern over consumer indebtedness and spending prospects, the retail sector continued to attract private equity investment during the economic downturn. Perhaps surprisingly, this is also true of the sluggish recovery period since the UK economy emerged from recession, writes Markus Golser, senior partner at Graphite Capital.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The recent fraud allegations relating to Chinese companies listed overseas may force private equity investors to reassess how they buy and seek to influence investee businesses, writes Andy Thomson.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
KKR co-founder George Roberts discusses KKR's green portfolio programme and approach to ESG issues at PEI's recent Responsible Investment Forum in New York.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The amount raised for private equity investment in Africa last year may have been an improvement on the previous year’s total, but for a continent with strong growth and countless metrics supporting the case for investment, Africa remains a depressingly small market for the industry.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The latest investor survey shows fundraising won’t be getting easier anytime soon.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
