Private Equity
The US bank and the global buyout firm have held talks about the possibility of strengthening co-investment ties, after Merrill Lynch sounded out TPG last year on the possibility of receiving a capital injection from the buyout firm.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
A month after committing $1.1 billion to private equity funds, the $253 billion state pension plan has made a new round of commitments to funds including Advent’s Japanese fund and Bridgepoint’s fourth European fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The sovereign wealth funds of the two Middle Eastern countries have teamed up to launch a joint fund, allowing the UAE’s International Petroleum Investment Company to broaden its scope away from the energy sector.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The retirement system’s board has postponed its vote on a bill staff estimates would cost up to $12 billion in lost private equity returns.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Private Equity International is proud to present its selection of markettransforming individuals who give shape and character to private equity today. The list, which is not a ranking, is ordered alphabetically.
10 min read · 04 January 2013
A consortium of three companies has invested to build a plant to produce the main raw material used in solar power plants as private equity firms continue to invest in alternative energy in the Middle East.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has re-upped with Bridgepoint and developed three new relationships.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The emerging markets firm acquired the company alongside black economic empowerment partners so that it could appeal to wide client base in the country.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Middle Eastern private equity firm has raised $200m and $150m for two of the seven sector-focussed funds it plans to raise. It is targeting $5bn across the seven funds.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The emerging markets private equity firm is managing a $1 million medical risk management programme aimed at lowering healthcare costs in its East African portfolio companies.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
