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CVC hires former HSBC France CEO

Charles-Henri Filippi will advise the global private equity firm on French investment opportunities.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

CalPERS-backed Health Evolution plans NY office

The San Francisco-based firm, launched by CalPERS last year, has hired former Goldman Sachs healthcare specialist Christopher McFadden to head its first East Coast presence. Health Evolution has already invested and exited one portfolio company with a markup 'north of 25%'.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Texas Teachers commits to Blackstone

The US pension committed €200m to Blackstone’s latest Europe-focused property fund, Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe III.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Foresight opens office in Rome

The private equity firm specialising in environmental infrastructure investments has opened a new office in Italy to continue raising its European Solar fund. It is targeting €50m and has already raised €40m.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR hires Indian head, corporate affairs director

The buyout firm's latest hires include former Coke executive Ludo Bammens as director of European corporate affairs. Meanwhile, Sanjay Nayar, ex-CEO of Citi's Asian operations, will be based in the firm's Mumbai office, which is opening in January.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Motilal Oswal hires private equity director

The Indian private equity firm has hired Rakesh Sony ahead of its second fundraise, which the firm anticipates will garner up to $350m in commitments.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

UBS moves into private equity

The global financial services firm is considering funds focused on Latin America, China and India as follow-ons to its debut private equity fund targeting the Middle East and North Africa, launched this week. The private equity division is an extension of UBS' infrastructure group.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Vietcombank appoints chief executive

Gregory Robinson-Kok will take over from the interim chief executive in office since Franklin Templeton acquired a 49% interest in the Vietnamese fund manager.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Substantial repricing in store but investors will increase RE allocations

Real estate prices are set to decline by up to 25 percent in developed markets, according to Townsend co-founder Kevin Lynch. However he said there were plenty of opportunities amid the distress, telling PERE at the ExpoReal conference in Munich that investors were increasing their allocations to the asset class.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Natixis executive joins Tata Capital

Tata's financial services arm has hired Harshawardhan Sabale as it moves closer towards the launch of its maiden fund.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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