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News analysis: Chinese fundraising rules

The world’s second largest economy is one step closer to regulating its private equity industry – and that will impact foreign GPs, too.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR hires head of European distress

Former York Capital executive Mubashir Mukadam will lead the European special situations arm of KKR’s expanding $15 billion asset management platform.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Report: Hopu’s Ong launches fund with $2bn target

Richard Ong, one of the three co-founders of Hopu, reportedly expects a final close on his new venture in early June.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Enough already: mega-fund bashing misses the point

As limited partners continue to debate the merits of large buyout funds, evidence grows that they may not turn out to be the poor performers some had assumed.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Mt Kellett raises $732m for Fund II

Thirty-five LPs have already committed to the second fund being raised by Mark 'Goldfinger' McGoldrick, former head of the special situations group for Goldman Sachs.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Guy Hands on life after EMI

Terra Firma’s Guy Hands talks frankly about what he has learned from the £1.6bn loss of EMI and how he intends to get Fund III ‘back to flat’.

10 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR closes $1bn China fund

The publicly listed firm collected $5bn for new strategies last year, including infrastructure, natural resources and mezzanine investments.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Everstone's second fund nears $550m close

The Indian firm is currently working to accommodate investors by cutting down some early commitments to the over-subscribed fund.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

BlackRock launches clean energy team

The world’s largest asset manager is partnering with NTR, a Dublin-based renewable energy developer, to launch an invesetment group that will target the renewable power sector.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Francisco Partners closes fund on $2bn

The technology-focused fund hit its $2bn hard cap and was placed by Lazard Freres.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

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