Private Equity
Several US pension funds have adopted a similar strategy in an effort to cut ties with GPs and eliminate management fees.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The purchase of medical device company Kinetic Concepts is Apax Partners' second biggest US buyout to date, and takes the value of its North American deals this year past $9bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Blackstone has acquired German outdoor clothing company Jack Wolfskin, the latest in a slew of deals which have come despite retailers struggling due to subdued consumer spending.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Private equity returns for FY 2011 at some of the largest pensions in the US have contributed to record high overall performance figures.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
George Roberts, KKR co-founder, co-chairman and co-chief executive, recently spoke with Private Equity International about macroeconomic trends as well as how risks and returns are amplified ‘the farther away you get away from the United States’.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
Blackstone’s Q2 earnings in private equity rose as the firm increased job numbers, leading president Tony James to suggest the US economy would be fixed if it had performed similarly.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The Mexican private equity firm will focus on buying small companies in the US and moving their manufacturing operations to Mexico.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm is raising its third distressed debt fund in an environment of high asset valuations that is ‘only a few events away’ from a significant re-pricing.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
DFJ Esprit has allayed fears that a subdued exit environment will make it hard for European venture capital firms to monetise their investments, sealing a 15x return following the sale of Zeus Technology.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
US alternative assets firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and German insurer Munich Re have taken a 49% stake in assets operated by its solar photovoltaic subsidiary, Grupo T-Solar.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
