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Study: Co-investment to increase competition for deals

Fewer firms plan to raise capital this year, according to fresh research, which also found that nearly half of them plan to offer deal-by-deal fund structures this year.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

BVCA: Private equity continues to outperform listed peers

Ten year private equity returns have nearly doubled those of pension assets and public markets, according to a survey, with 2002 and 2004 allegedly the best vintages of the post-dotcom bubble era.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

LPs to target Southeast Asia, Korea

LPs are warming to Indonesia, Malaysia and Korea, according to a Coller Capital survey, but China remains Asia's top investment destination.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

Russo-Italian maiden fund slates first investment

MIR Capital, a buyout fund jointly created last year by Gazprombank and Intesa Sanpaolo, aims to deploy €300m within the next five years.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

Pennsylvania bets on credit and distressed

The $25.7bn state workers' system committed $100m to H.I.G. Europe and Los Angeles-based Platinum Equity.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

Vintage beats target for tech secondaries fund

The Israeli fund of funds manager's successful $161m fundraising highlights the increasing interest from overseas in Israeli technology companies.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

CalPERS to sell stake in Carlyle

Roughly 12 years after purchasing a minority stake in Carlyle’s management company, CalPERS plans to exit its investment in the fund manager via a Carlyle secondary offering.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

HVPE to pay out $40m as NAV jumps 9%

HarbourVest’s listed vehicle is to distribute more cash to shareholders in the next two years, after a 12-month period in which its share price jumped by over a third.

2 min read · 20 September 2013

Canada’s PSP shops $1bn portfolio

The portfolio, which includes funds from the boom era of 2006 to 2008, is one of the biggest to go on the block this year.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

CalPERS warns HRJ ruling sets dangerous precedent

Capital Dynamics’ fund of funds HRJ Capital has been in a dispute with former employees who claim to be owed in wages and management fees.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

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