Private Equity
While some private equity firms find themselves at odds with unions, others have forged more harmonious relationships.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
PERE's European editor Robin Marriott has just returned from Munich with some interesting notes on the secondaries market, and a briefing sheet from Landmark Partners.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
China’s CIC is ramping up its foreign private equity investments, while the country’s other LPs, including the NSSF, remain stuck at home.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The direct investment platform of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has agreed its second direct control investment in the UK: the £389m acquisition of National Lottery operator Camelot.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
San Francisco-based Liquid Realty is targeting $800 million for its fifth vehicle. If successful the fund would be the largest-ever private equity real estate secondaries fund. PERE June 2009
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The China-focused private equity firm has surpassed the $300m target for its second fund and is currently finalising allocations.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Opportunities for Asian mezzanine providers have been thin on the ground, so why has Babson Capital Management thrown its hat into the ring? Jenny Blinch explores.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Federal investigators are looking into possible illegal payments made to influence investment decisions at US pensions, including to placement agents.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The university’s endowment lost $5.6bn in 2009, a loss driven in part by heavy write downs in its private equity and real asset classes.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Thousands of PERE readers voted for the individuals, firms and organisations they thought stood out from the crowd in 2009. Here we present the global winners. PERE March 2010 issue
10 min read · 05 January 2013
