Private Equity
A joke made at this year's AVCAL conference reflects the most immediate problem in front of an industry facing longer term consolidation – the poor exit environment.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
David Snow supposes he should respond to Philip Borel’s lame marathon challenge.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
Private equity fund investors are refusing to be lenient with managers who are not showing the expected results, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Successful cleantech investing means looking beyond ‘inspirational rhetoric’ and the ‘bubble mentality’ to later stage investment, argues Frog Capital’s Iyad Omari.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
A good private equity investment is similar to a good (American) fantasy football team, according to George Morgan and Kurt Leedy of Ridgemont Equity Partners.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The final, official demise of two alternative asset managers last week raises a number of important questions, but here's one especially occupying the minds of investors: how do you retain and reward the team charged with winding down a moribund manager's portfolio?
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Ernst & Young executives outline the regulatory implications for private fund advisors following the Dodd-Frank Act.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
With two RMB fund launches, TPG has joined firms like Carlyle and Blackstone in throwing itself wholeheartedly behind an untested and pioneering private equity vehicle, writes Jenny Blinch.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The apparent public outrage over CalPERS staff travel makes one wonder: do California pensioners want their global assets managed by under-resourced homebodies? David Snow explores.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The fates of two European aluminium businesses raise questions about the combination of private and sovereign capital, writes Toby Mitchenall.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
