Private Equity
Private equity funds in Asia will be impacted by US regulations that allow firms to publicly advertise investment products, but some local regulations still impose limits on solicitation.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
California’s public workers’ and state teachers’ retirement systems revealed high preliminary private equity return rates for the fiscal year, though both institutions missed their benchmark targets for the asset class.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
Global PE firms are warming to Vietnam, and they account for the bulk of the record $535 million plowed into the country in the first half of 2013.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The advisory firm’s sixth private equity fund of funds has collected roughly the same amount as its predecessor fund that closed in 2011.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
With the ‘surprising’ hiring of former UBS secondaries executives Nigel Dawn and Nicolas Lanel, Evercore has almost overnight become a major player in the secondaries world.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The Chicago-based firm launched its fund earlier this year for investments in North American mid-market companies.
1 min read · 19 September 2013
While Asia-focused funds continue to attract strong LP interest, global funds are shifting their attention toward the US, says Ernst & Young’s Jeffrey Bunder.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The volume of private equity acquisitions fell in the first half of 2013 – but easier financing and more appetite for large deals should lead to a pickup in activity in the second half, according to law firm Allen & Overy.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The Manchester-based GP, which has closed Fund II on its £150m hard-cap, had a re-up rate of nearly 100%, with more than half of investors coming from overseas.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
The firm’s oversubscribed Dover Street VIII fund surpassed its $3bn target and managing director Brett Gordon sees more secondaries opportunities ahead.
2 min read · 19 September 2013
