Private Equity
The Carlyle Group’s $3.9bn bid to privatise CommScope has met with near-unanimous approval from shareholders of the communications-infrastructure company.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Regulations loom, economic growth will stay slow and huge amounts of un-invested capital will be chasing deals. In some emerging markets like China, a capital bubble may be forming, writes David de Weese.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Carlyle has already recouped its investment in China Pacific through an $860m partial exit from the Chinese insurer and is on track for a 6x return.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
TPG has further demonstrated its real estate ambitions with the $505m purchase of US real estate assets from global logistics giant ProLogis. The Dallas-based private equity titan has been steadily increasing its exposure to the sector.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The consortium has invested $400m in equity into Indonesian stock exchange-listed Delta Dunia Makmur. China Investment Corporation is reported to be joining as a third co-investor.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
A majority of LPs will be looking to maintain their allocation levels to private equity, or even decrease those levels, and most will only have a limited interest in meeting new GPs, according to a survey from Probitas Partners.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Conrad Yan will lead Campbell Lutyen’s nascent Hong Kong office, which has made three other hires for its Asia Pacific activities.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The emerging markets-focused firm has teamed up with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund to invest $77m each in India's GVK Energy.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Abu Dhabi-backed investment group will pour $500m more into the global private equity firm, which it will use to further expand its business lines.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The fund of funds alleges Maria Boyazny stole 'commercially sensitive' data before leaving to start MB Global Partners, a charge Boyazny has denied. The lawsuit has since been withdrawn.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
