Private Equity

North America

KKR builds distressed team, raises $800m

The firm has moved a private equity executive over to a newly formed unit that will focus on turnarounds, distressed debt, bankruptcy loans and rescue financing.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Unleashing change

Private equity firms need to be honest with themselves about their ability to tranform portfolio companies and derive the highest value from their investments, writes Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Colony targets second debt fund

The Los Angeles-based private equity real estate firm is targeting at least $500m for the vehicle.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Korea to liberalise bank ownership rules

Private equity firms and pension funds are to be allowed to own a larger share of voting rights in Korea's banks as the government seeks ways to boost their capital base.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Advent in market with fifth Latin American fund

The fund, with a target of around $1.5bn, will focus investments primarily on Mexico, Argentina and Brazil.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

AMERICAS NEWS: Colony asks for seconds

Colony is raising its second debt fund. Meanwhile founder Tom Barrack says no ‘meaningful’ distressed capital has yet been deployed in the industry. PERE March 2010 issue

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Lone Star puts $3.9bn KEB stake up for sale

The private equity firm has failed on two previous attempts to sell its controversial 51% holding in the Korean bank.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

CPI suffers further departure as sale drags on

Marco Ho, chief financial officer of Citi Property Investor in Asia, becomes the latest senior executive to leave the business as the sale by Citigroup continues to drag on.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

CPI loses US head as platform sale heats up

Larry Ellman, Citi Property Investors’ head of North American investments, has quit the firm as its sale enters the final week. Ellman's responsibilities now fall to CPI's asset management head, Robert Scoville.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Veteran GPs triumph in PEI Awards

Apax, KKR, Oaktree and H&F were among the long-established firms taking top honours in the highly regarded Private Equity International Awards 2009.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

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