Private Equity
Thomas Kubr, founding CEO of the Swiss fund of funds, is moving into an executive chairman position to focus on client development and strategy; CFO Stefan Ammann will become CEO.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm has collected roughly $205m for its latest co-investing fund, according to SEC documents. Its predecessor, HarbourVest 2007 Direct Fund, closed on $734m.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Jean Fleischhacker has joined Black Diamond Capital Management to lead the firm’s structuring and marketing of debt products.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The Luxembourg-headquartered firm has set up two offices bolstering its Swiss and Latin American operations.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The $15bn endowment has established a new GP relationship by committing to Pine Brook, which is targeting $2 bn for its second fund.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
China-based private equity fund returns were lagging in Q1 2012, with emerging markets returns also down year-on-year, according to a report from Cambridge Associates.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
Limited partners in private equity funds should focus more on debt investing and debt products such as CLOs, according to The Carlyle Group's Bill Conway.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The Carlyle Group has been active with its South American Buyout Fund recently, acquiring Brazil’s Tok&Stok after purchasing stakes in Grupo Orguel and Ri-Happy earlier this year.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
Banks are finally starting to offload their private equity holdings – but what are the main obstacles secondaries players must overcome to get a deal done? Graham Winfrey reports
7 min read · 17 January 2013
A recent survey from Coller Capital and the Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association found that a majority of LPs will either increase or stand pat on commitments to Latin American funds over the next year.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
