Private Equity
After months of investigation, the India- and MENA-focused firm’s chairman and co-founder has been charged with allegedly providing confidential information to Raj Rajaratnam, founder of hedge fund Galleon.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
EIG Global Energy Partners, formerly the energy and infrastructure group of TCW, is expecting to hold a final close on its fifteenth fund by the end of March.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
A number of fund managers are unaware of a ‘little known loophole’ to side-step SEC registration, according to placement agent Triago.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Oregon’s public employees’ pension is reducing its commitment pace to private equity, but still has $2bn for the asset class this year.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Strong performance from Central and Eastern European and Russian managers has failed to attract the attention of limited partners concerned about the spread of financial crisis throughout the entire region, as well as corruption in Russia, according to a panel at Harvard’s recent private equity conference.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
More than one-third of LPs say they have turned away GPs based on an insufficient grasp of environmental, social and governance issues.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Limited partners are ‘drilling down’ into the unrealised portfolios of GPs before committing capital, both with new and existing GP relationships.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The Michael Queen-led firm is negotiating with the Chinese authorities over the launch of local private equity fund. To date, the firm has invested in China from a global growth capital vehicle.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Chicago-based firm took about a year to raise its third fund, which will invest in a ‘target rich’ deal environment.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Ankur Sahu will transfer from Tokyo to Mumbai, where he will focus on investments in India as well as Japan.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
