Private Equity
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board’s largest commitment was a $150m investment in TSG7.
1 min read · 12 February 2016
LPs say they aren’t worried about distractions related to drops in listed managers’ share prices – but they present an opportunity for retail investors to access the asset class, which the US House of Representatives is proposing to make even easier.
3 min read · 12 February 2016
2 min read · 12 February 2016
Justin Dowley will hand over to fellow board member and ex-Schroders CFO Kevin Parry at ICG’s AGM.
2 min read · 11 February 2016
After a decade with the Australian asset manager, Adriaan Ryder is leaving QIC to take “a leadership position" at an Abu Dhabi fund.
2 min read · 11 February 2016
Private equity represented 20.9 percent of the pension’s investments on 30 September 2015, above its target allocation of 17.5 percent.
1 min read · 11 February 2016
Driven by EU legislation, the French Parliament has made some important national tax changes that promise to impact the private equity sector.
2 min read · 11 February 2016
The Ospraie spin-out led by Ripplewood co-founder John Duryea has raised $200m since 2014 for its debut fund toward its $750m target.
1 min read · 10 February 2016
The Australian Senate has launched an inquiry in response to the collapse of well-known electronics retailer Dick Smith, previously owned by Anchorage Capital Partners.
2 min read · 10 February 2016
Last December, Terra Firma chairman and chief executive Guy Hands said the firm was looking to reduce its 190 LPs to 20.
1 min read · 10 February 2016
