Private Equity
Time is running out to cast your vote in the prestigious Private Equity International Awards 2011. Many of the races are incredibly close - so your vote could edge one firm, fund or advisor into the No. 1 spot.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The Chinese firm has garnered close to $2.4bn for its fifth US dollar-denominated fund in only one close.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
A majority of LPs in a recent survey said they increased their GP partnerships in 2011. Almost a quarter of respondents plan to increase their private equity holdings this year.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
The turnaround specialist has steered portfolio company Frontier Spinning Mills into record revenue and EBITDA growth since investing in the business in 2008.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
The Bank of America Merrill Lynch spin-out has hired a general counsel and is preparing to invest $100m to $200m over the next 18 months.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
General Atlantic, which invested nearly $2bn across 15 transactions in 2011, has invested in business services company Mu Sigma alongside Sequoia Capital.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
John Cryan, the former chief financial officer of Swiss investment bank UBS, has become the latest banking figure to join Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Global M&A activity held firm in the face of economic turmoil this year - but private equity proved less robust, with the value of buyouts down 9 percent.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Fundraising in 2012 will continue to be challenging, but new entrants into the private equity market from around the globe will ensure that capital will be looking for funds, writes Alan Pardee.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
Latin America’s private equity hub is creating a regulatory and tax framework on par with international standards, though corruption concerns remain.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
