Private Equity
The purchase of industrial company BakerCorp comes roughly two months after SVG Capital highlighted a ‘strong recovery in the operational performance’ of Permira’s portfolio companies throughout 2010.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Some US public pensions may be moving toward policies to monitor or punish GPs that support the restructuring of public employee benefits plans – but their focus is misplaced, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Barclays Private Equity, currently in the process of disentangling itself from its UK banking parent, has become the latest private equity owner of special effects group The Mill
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The hedge fund's private equity group has sold Aspen Marketing Services to Dallas-headquartered Alliance Data Systems.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The mid-market firm, which beat its target, makes a significant GP commitment to all its funds, something LPs appreciate, says founder Reeve Waud.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The SEC’s proposed ‘Form PF’, designed to measure private funds’ systemic risk, is a classic example of overregulation, writes Jenna Gottlieb.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
A global shift from guaranteed to employee-contributed public pensions raises questions about the future of private equity funding, writes Zoe Hughes.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Hony Capital's John Zhao, CITIC PE's Yibing Wu, FountainVest's Frank Tang and Morgan Creek's Jason Zhang debated whether RMB funds were crucial for China-focused managers at the PEI Asia Forum held in Hong Kong this week.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The $76bn pension’s previous alternatives consultants were Hamilton Lane for private equity and Townsend Group for real estate.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The listed firm has identified 1,200 potential LPs, which it will try to recruit into its funds. Blackstone has collected $15bn for its sixth fund, which is set to close.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
