Private Equity
Committing to a fund because your peers already have is not a good investment rationale, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The International Finance Corporation expects to sign on major LPs including sovereign wealth funds and large pensions for the fund, which will invest in projects as well as companies.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
CITIC Capital Japan Partners II, which closed on ¥18bn, short of its ¥30bn target, has made two investments to date.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm is ‘seriously considering’ offering investors a choice between lower management fees or lower carry, sources have confirmed.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Carlyle, alongside a Hong Kong maritime investment firm, will invest $900m in equity over the next five years in the hopes of capturing demand from Chinese state-owned companies.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The global mid-market firm has said a dedicated Japan office and fund aren't viable given insufficient deal volume, and will instead focus on opportunities in China and other emerging Asian countries.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Southern European-focused mid-market firm will continue its expansion abroad with its first-ever North American office.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Emerging markets' political stability remains investors' biggest concern, according to delegates polled at PEI's annual emerging markets conference in New York.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts says its Asian portfolio companies have risen 46% in value year-on-year, while KKR European investments are up 20% over 2009.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Strong performance from Central and Eastern European and Russian managers has failed to attract the attention of limited partners concerned about the spread of financial crisis throughout the entire region, as well as corruption in Russia, according to a panel at Harvard’s recent private equity conference.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
