Private Equity
The Carlyle Group has sold Wall Street Institute, a chain of English language training centers, to education and information company Pearson.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
General Atlantic is exiting its minority position in healthcare management company Qualicorp as Carlyle takes control.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Silicon Valley veteran fell short of a $400m target, which had been revised down from $600m.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The pension’s investment committee has approved a $20 million commitment to private equity firm JMI Equity’s seventh fund, which began raising capital last month.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The global asset management and advisory firm aims to ramp up direct investments in Latin America.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
In sharp contrast to Western markets, an overwhelming majority of venture capitalists in China, India and Brazil expect the number of venture capital firms in their respective countries to increase between now and 2015.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm, co-led by Mark Patterson, was granted a one-year extension on the investment period for its $5bn third fund.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Asia, and other growth markets including Latin America, remains the sovereign fund's key investment focus for the next 10 years.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
HitecVision raised $420m in just three months for an energy fund whose remit may help prevent future offshore drilling disasters.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The fragile nature of the relationship between firms and public pensions was highlighted recently by two events - an SEC ban on unregistered placement agents, and a controversial speech given by a Blackstone executive. Christopher Witkowsky explores.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
