Private Equity
A new structure to allow foreign investors to access Chinese private equity funds may not be all it is cracked up to be
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Maria Boyazny, who managed $4.5bn in assets at Siguler Guff, has launched MB Global Partners in partnership with G2 Investment Group.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Swiss fund of funds manager has secured ex-AI Capital head Kazushige Kobayashi to lead its second office in Asia.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Oregon Investment Council has approved a commitment to WL Ross’ Recovery Fund V, targeting $4bn. The pension committed $200m to the firm’s predecessor fund in 2007.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The acquisition of Saddle River Valley Bank by JC Flowers follows the revelation Blackstone is planning to acquire small banks around the US.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Princeton’s $14.4bn endowment will cut back on the number of GP relationships, setting a ‘higher bar’ for re-ups, says CIO Andrew Golden.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The $65bn pension system will look for key term changes during final negotiations, including cutting management fees and setting a ‘reasonable cap on organisation costs of the fund’.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
An IPO of BankUnited would create a platform for Blackstone to buy smaller banks in the US, the firm’s president Tony James said during an earnings call.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm has acquired a minority stake in Nobao Renewable Energy, a Shanghai-based energy efficiency technologies provider, marking its third transaction in China.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK-listed private equity firm has this week sold engine manufacturer MWM for €580m and exited its minority stake in Balco, a developer of balconies.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
