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APG hires WP Global executive for private equity

The Dutch pension administrator has brought on Greg Jania as head of private equity fund investments as it builds up its internal private equity capabilities.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

EnCap raises $5bn in five months

The energy investor exceeded its $4.25bn target for Fund IX and has deployed about $350m in three investments.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

LPs begin to favour pan-Asia funds

Fundraising by pan-emerging markets and Asia regional funds has overtaken that of country-focused India and China vehicles, according to data from EMPEA.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

Healthcare specialist tops $110m on debut

Consonance Capital Partners has collected more than $110m for a vehicle that will make private equity investments in healthcare’s lower mid-market.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

Former LP Zoler moves into fundraising

Shelley Zoler, one of a group of senior-level private equity executives to have left TIAA-CREF in recent years, has found a home at boutique investment bank Bentley Associates.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

N+1 Private Equity buys Portuguese manufacturer

With 45% of its revenues coming from Latin America, Probos fits well with the strategy that N+1 has been actively pursuing since its merger with Spanish rival Mercapital.

2 min read · 21 September 2013

Silver Lake seals biggest post-Lehman buyout

Technology behemoth Microsoft has provided one of the biggest ever mezzanine loans to fund US buyout group Silver Lake’s record-breaking, $24bn buyout of Dell.

3 min read · 21 September 2013

Asset Allocation: Robust but adaptable

Market weighted risk contribution portfolios offer a solution to many of the drawbacks of standard asset allocation models, write Philippe Jost and Ivan Herger

7 min read · 21 September 2013

Deal Mechanic: Equistone Partners Europe & Global Blue

Over a five-year period, Equistone doubled revenue at tax services business Global Blue thanks to a series of improvements to the company’s products and services. Graham Winfrey reports

5 min read · 21 September 2013

Southern Europe: Heading South?

Southern Europe continues to face huge economic challenges – challenges so great that they may yet bring down the entire Eurozone. But although investing within the region is more difficult than ever before, local managers say there are still good deals to be found

9 min read · 21 September 2013

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