Private Equity
The amount raised for private equity investment in Africa last year may have been an improvement on the previous year’s total, but for a continent with strong growth and countless metrics supporting the case for investment, Africa remains a depressingly small market for the industry.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm has added former CEO of Petrobras fuel distribution subsidiary Petrobras Distribuidora Luiz Viana as a senior advisor to Carlyle’s South America buyout team.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Morgan Stanley Private Markets Fund V is reportedly targeting $1.25bn. The bank’s fourth fund of funds closed on $1.14bn in 2009.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Oaktree will join peers such as Blackstone, KKR and Apollo with a public listing it said would allow it to transition beyond its founders, Howard Marks (pictured) and Bruce Karsh.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The Carlyle Group’s recent deal spree - it has agreed three deals already this month - continues with the acquisition of UK-based roadside assistance group the RAC.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The latest investor survey shows fundraising won’t be getting easier anytime soon.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The alternatives manager has held final closes for two South American vehicles with a Brazilian focus, bringing its total assets under management in emerging markets to $14bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The latest Global Private Equity Barometer conducted by Coller Capital shows that 68 percent of Asia Pacific LPs will be buyers in the secondaries market over the next two years, while 42 percent of them will be on the sellers' side.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has given private equity firms an extra eight months to register with it, and has also clarified which firms will be exempt from the registration requirement.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
One Equity Partners, the buyout arm of JPMorgan, has partnered with Beijing Capital. The duo plans to invest $200m in Chinese companies.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
