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Uncertain opportunities

'Enthusiasm', 'regret' and 'fear' have accompanied healthcare investing in the past, and the landscape has only become rockier with the passage of the US healthcare bill, says Neal Morrison, partner at Pamlico Capital.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

The year that wasn’t

The private equity industry could view 2009 as a write-off. Now it’s time to start looking ahead.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Eastern promise, Western doldrums

Many Western firms are looking East for investment opportunities. Some, like Quadrangle Capital Partners, are scaling up in Asia while scaling back in the West.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

View from the Burj

PERE’s Jonathan Brasse reports from the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Looking for the upswing

Opportunities for Asian mezzanine providers have been thin on the ground, so why has Babson Capital Management thrown its hat into the ring? Jenny Blinch explores.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

China gets moving

A new rule allows foreign firms to register investment management companies in Shanghai. Are things about to get interesting for the Blackstones of the world?

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Remember the fundamentals

The fundamental principles of successful private equity investing that were true 30 years ago remain true today. Sticking to the fundamentals will usually lead to success, writes David Turner.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Don't just buy IBM

In today's tough global fundraising environment in which LPs ‘hold all the cards’, managers of emerging market funds are fighting a rising trend amongst investors to buy conservatively, writes Amanda Janis.

4 min read · 05 January 2013

Fear of an ILPA planet

David Snow explores why some GPs are so freaked out over a set of guidelines.

4 min read · 05 January 2013

Unleashing change

Private equity firms need to be honest with themselves about their ability to tranform portfolio companies and derive the highest value from their investments, writes Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

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