Private Equity
Global investment manager Franklin Templeton appoints William Yun in a new role as head of alternative strategies in a bid to take advantage of growth in areas such as real estate and private equity.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Hot on the heels of its $1.1bn fund close, credit-focused manager Oak Hill has added Alexandra Jung to co-head its European operations.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Fundraising for the Houston-based firm’s fifth fund took about a year. The total represents a 90% increase over Quantum’s $1.32bn fourth fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Indian construction services company’s new issue was oversubscribed 1.8 times by institutional investors.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Singapore’s largest sovereign fund has increased its investments in private equity and real estate in recent years – a trend likely to continue owing to the turmoil in the financial markets. The change was revealed as part of its first performance report, which also shed rare light into the GIC’s structure.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The San Francisco firm has raised the year’s second-largest fund while also confirming changes to its management team.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The turnaround advisors have tapped Michael Odrich, who created Lehman Brothers’ private equity business, to lead principal investments.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The investment has been made as the firm raises its third pan-African vehicle, which is targeting $1bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Fifteen years after Bain founder Mitt Romney unsuccessfully tried to unseat Massachusetts senator Ted Kennedy, Stephen Pagliuca will run for the same seat.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund will allocate capital to managers investing in smaller high-growth companies with an enterprise value of between NZ$15m-NZ$50m.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
