Private Equity
CalPERS has elected to do away with traditional allocation labels, may push for performance-based fees and prohibit private equity advisors from also managing its capital. Is this a sign of something bigger coming over the horizon? And is it a good or a bad thing?
3 min read · 05 January 2013
TPG, formerly known as the Texas Pacific Group, is making a push into real estate using its latest private equity funds – TPG Partners V and the gargantuan TPG Partners VI, which raised $18.8 billion in 2008.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Realisations in 2010 have increasingly been made to trade buyers, a trend that has added to a healthy level of realisations, writes Graeme Faulds.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Carlyle has already recouped its investment in China Pacific through an $860m partial exit from the Chinese insurer and is on track for a 6x return.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The loss of Maria Boyazny, one of the firm's top distressed investments executives, did not trigger a key-man provision in Fund IV, which is targeting $1.5bn.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The legendary buyout firm TPG is going into property. Robin Marriott examines how the firm famed for deals such as Continental Airlines, is becoming a new force in private equity real estate. PERE Magazine September 2010 issue
9 min read · 05 January 2013
The mid-market firm has agreed to sell coffee company Van Houtte to Green Mountain Coffee. Littlejohn took Van Houtte private in 2007 for $C600m.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
European-focused private equity house Argos Soditic has added its name to the growing list of firms announcing fund closings.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
TPG has further demonstrated its real estate ambitions with the $505m purchase of US real estate assets from global logistics giant ProLogis. The Dallas-based private equity titan has been steadily increasing its exposure to the sector.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The spike in telecom deals during 2010 won’t carry over into 2011, but the sector should continue to perform well, says Ridgemont’s George Morgan.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
