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SCM opens up in Hong Kong

The Swiss advisory firm has its eyes set on the Asian alternative assets market as it opens its first non-European office and appoints Mark Engler to spearhead its operations in the region.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Morgan Stanley sets up Indian private equity unit

The private equity division of the US bank is establishing its presence in India and has hired Aluri Rao from ICICI Venture to head its investment activity in the country.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Auda spin-out closes first fund on $702m

Newbury Partners, launched by Auda Advisors’ former secondaries team, has already committed 25 percent of its debut fund.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Former Refco owner faces life in prison

Tone Grant has been convicted of defrauding TH Lee and other investors during his tenure at the once-mighty commodities brokerage.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Asia’s boom set to continue

Private equity investments in the Asia Pacific region are likely to increase in the near future, according to Grant Kelley of US-based private equity firm Colony Capital.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

SPACs benefit from dearth of cheap leverage

Private equity veterans and blank cheque executives lauded the merits of special purpose acquisition companies at a conference today in New York, but warned the challenge is finding the right deal within a set time frame.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Private equity again trounces hedge funds in charity basketball match

‘We’re faster and quicker than them – on and off the court,' said CVC GP Rob Berner.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Tomorrow's news

As the co-founder and general partner of Index Ventures, Neil Rimer has backed some of the biggest success stories in the history of the European venture capital market. And despite some lingering post-dotcom scepticism, he believes there are plenty more where these came from. Rimer, who lives in Geneva, met with James Taylor on a recent trip to London.

10 min read · 04 January 2013

CalPERS CIO resigns to invest in cleantech

Russell Read looks to become an environmental rainmaker after a two-year stint at the $244bn US pension.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Citi halves European leveraged loan team

The global bank has cut half the members of its 27-strong team. Deal fees from private equity have collapsed on the back of the credit crunch, as banks have pulled back from larger buyout deals.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

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