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LeapFrog appoints two new Asia partners

Ex-Khazanah Nasional India head Michael Fernandes has joined the firm as it prepares to launch a new fund.

1 min read · 17 January 2013

General Atlantic hires India head

Former co-head of India at Apax Partners Sandeep Naik will now lead the US firm's Mumbai-based team.

1 min read · 17 January 2013

Siguler Guff hires former OPIC executive

Jay Koh, who has joined the fund of funds as a partner, has a wealth of experience, including working on emerging markets private equity with a US government agency.

1 min read · 17 January 2013

Same firm, different name

Thomas Haubenstricker and Steve Benevento explain why New York Life Capital Partners has changed its name to GoldPoint Partners.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

PAI to exit KP Snacks

The French firm’s partial exit from United Biscuits, which it owned jointly with Blackstone, should help its efforts to raise a €3bn fund

2 min read · 17 January 2013

CDC hires India director from Actis

Srinivasan Nagarajan will join the UK-based development finance institution in 2013. The news comes shortly after the departure of Asia head Anubha Shrivastava.

1 min read · 17 January 2013

Former Carlyle managing director joins EBRD

Hassan El Khatib, who joined Carlyle in 2007 to bolster the firm’s MENA operations, later worked as an operating executive for Carlyle’s $500m MENA fund.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

GP accused of running ponzi scheme

The SEC has charged Chicago-based investment advisor Joseph Hennessy with raising money for a struggling private equity fund to pay off existing clients.

2 min read · 17 January 2013

James: Deals abound in risky Europe

Blackstone’s president Tony James gave a speech Thursday, touching on issues including public pensions' need for private equity, GP-LP relationships and the US presidential election.

3 min read · 06 January 2013

3i plans to cut one third of staff and close offices

3i chief Simon Borrows hopes measures including office closures and 160 redundancies will revive the business' share price and pave the way for a return to third party fundraising.

4 min read · 06 January 2013

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