Private Equity
Abris, a Central and Eastern European focused firm, has attracted 21 investors from the US, Australia and the Middle East for its second fund – despite not yet registering any exits from its debut vehicle.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Some in the industry are sceptical that Silver Lake can generate a private equity-style return in a typical private equity timeframe with a company as challenged as Dell.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
The firm, which acquired the music rights management company in 2009, has sold its stake to media conglomerate and co-owner Bertelsmann.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Founded more than 50 years ago, Taiwan-based China Development Industrial Bank has now launched a private equity arm, CDIB Capital International, which already has 14 investments based on a mainland China ‘corridor’ strategy. Paul Yang, president and chief executive of the Bank and founder and chairman of CDIB, explains their different approaches.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
Why David Rubenstein thinks politicians are like giant pandas
2 min read · 21 September 2013
China’s institutional investors, which together have $3 trillion in reserves, are taking a slow and cautious approach to private equity real estate, delegates heard at the PERE Asia Summit in Hong Kong.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Prime minister Shinzo Abe’s radical $116tn stimulus package has injected some hope into Japan’s economy. But are private equity firms likely to reap the benefits?
3 min read · 21 September 2013
Two major LPs have been busy strengthening their traditional fund commitment operations.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Alibaba’s tricky PE-led buyback of Yahoo! shares was China’s largest private deal ever – and the Chinese side delivered a stand-out performance before a global audience.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
The shift from defined benefit to defined contribution models is already underway at US pension systems – which means alternative asset managers need to start offering different structures and relationships, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
4 min read · 21 September 2013
