Private Equity
Two weeks after an affiliate division raised private equity's largest-ever RMB fund, the sovereign wealth-backed fund manager has closed its second buyout fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Hong Kong-based investment arm of China’s Bank of Communications has launched its debut private equity fund, which aims to raise up to $500m for a first close by May.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The global fund, believed to be the first of its kind, plans to leverage the massive buying power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Solomon Owayda resurfaced at fund of funds manager Siguler Guff in January, after having resigned as chief investment officer of SVG Advisers in May 2009. Before joining SVG in 1997, then called Schroder Ventures, Owayda was the director of alternative investments at the California State Teachers’ Retirement System. The 23-year private equity veteran talks with PEI about his new role and shares his market outlook.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The blind pool fund is facing an existential crisis among property investors. Why not in private equity?
4 min read · 05 January 2013
Why Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s decision to shelve the sale of its Asia real estate platform makes sense. PERE Magazine, February issue 2010
4 min read · 05 January 2013
In the new private equity fundraising reality, GPs are going to have to clock up a lot more air miles, writes Christopher Witkowsky
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The Beijing-based firm raised $1.3bn for CITIC Mianyang Private Equity Fund, which counts China's state pension fund as its largest LP.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Foreign firms remain keen on Chinaís Foreign Invested Partnerships, despite some confusions.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Chinese market appears to be bestowing favours on Western GP groups previously reserved for locals. For LPs, this may mean more straightforward portfolio diversification.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
