Private Equity
Most portfolios have at least one struggling business. It’s up to GPs to instigate a restructuring process before the banks have to step in, writes Toby Mitchenall.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Standardising all fund carry to be on a deal by deal basis and getting banks lending again are among KY Tang's top 10 private equity wishes for 2009.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Raising a fund is tough. It could get tougher in 2009 if LPs start to favour secondaries from recent vintages, writes Toby Mitchenall
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The death of the BCE deal marks the end of one cycle but signals hope for another, writes Suzanne Weinstock.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Despite a bleak fundraising climate, several firms with similar characteristics closed large funds this week, writes Matt Levin.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The future of big buyout funds may be uncertain – but they haven’t gone the way of the dotcom venture funds yet, writes Philip Borel.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Discounted secondary positions are up for grabs in Asian funds but regional LPs still remain hesitant buyers, writes Siddharth Poddar.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The next year will challenge the private equity industry, in terms of returns and on the regulatory front, writes Andrew Lebus.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
A recent large acquisition that included a large amount of debt shows that LBOs are not dead -- they just need more participants to be successful, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm’s new $2.9bn emerging markets fund allowed LPs to cherry-pick specific regions and countries, a savvy structure given changing investor sentiment, writes Amanda Janis.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
