Private Equity

Commentary

Assessing the African opportunity

When the dust of the financial crisis settles, Sub-Saharan Africa will throw up some compelling investment opportunities.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Pondering PIPEs

Notwithstanding the lower market valuations of listed companies, GPs in Asia are still shying away from PIPE deals, writes Siddharth Poddar.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

News analysis: Geithner’s plan

David Snow examines what America’s Public-Private Investment Program for troubled assets means for private equity.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Regulation rollercoaster

For private equity, Obama administration policy proposals have been big news – some of it good, some of it worrying.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Facing the numbers

LPs are facing many constraints in making commitments to private equity – GP delays in submitting year-end reports are one of the least publicised, writes Andy Thomson.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

A local business

As we continue to see casualties of the global economic crisis in Asia, it is worth noting that many of the headline private equity victims so far have been Western firms attempting to expand into Asia, writes Jenny Blinch.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Setting boundaries

As private equity reaches a critical mass in Asia, the role of national and regional private equity associations has become more important, writes Siddharth Poddar.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Supplemental support

Public money for private equity is good news for start-ups in a recession, writes Rolf Dienst.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Give LPs a break

As LPs increasingly push back on deal terms, GPs may want to consider some relatively low cost moves to mitigate their concerns, writes Kevin Ley.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Capital constraints

For MENA-based private equity funds, fundraising is no picnic, writes Jenny Blinch.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

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