Private Equity
The new owner designate of London Gatwick Airport has announced that David Rowlands, a former head of Britain’s Department for Transport, is to chair the company from December.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The co-founder of Fortress Investment Group admitted to Oregon's investment council his firm’s most recent fund was challenged.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Embattled music group EMI represents a €2.2bn exposure for Terra Firma's funds. Chris Witkowsky explores whether a loss of the investment would spell the end for Guy Hands' firm.
5 min read · 05 January 2013
There has been little clarity to the US real estate markets in the past year, however things have started to change. At the recent Urban Land Institute conference in San Francisco, PERE assembled a cross-section of industry professionals to gauge their thoughts on the state of the market and the future for private equity real estate. PERE magazine December 2009-January 2010 issue.
10 min read · 05 January 2013
Having raised $1bn and counting for its latest fund, Pantheon’s global head of secondaries talks to PEI about Asia, the banking sector and the changing role of secondaries.
5 min read · 05 January 2013
Montagu and Doughty Hanson are the latest European firms to make room at the top.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Ex-Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker says banks need to choose between being bank holding companies and housing private equity platforms. Citi, meanwhile, may divest its $8bn PE unit.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
ICG managing directors Tom Attwood and Christophe Evain recently met with PEI to talk about how the mezzanine lender has survived the most volatile market environment in its history. Amanda Janis reports
9 min read · 05 January 2013
The media- and communications-focused investor has made two promotions, including a new partner.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Turkey’s dynamic demographics and healthy macroeconomic trends have caught the attention of the global private equity industry. But some challenges remain.
5 min read · 05 January 2013
