Private Equity
PEI Asia’s inaugural ranking of the 30 largest private equity firms from the Middle East and the Asia Pacific.
8 min read · 05 January 2013
Richard Levin, president of Yale University, said the investment model designed by David Swensen had performed ‘spectacularly well’ for the endowment despite a 30% decline in value in the last fiscal year, according to a Bloomberg report.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
As events in the US draw the conduct of placement agents into the limelight, research conducted by PEI Media shows that many LPs find it hard to tell the genuine article from the so-called 'finders'.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The real estate arm of the US conglomerate has created a new role for veteran Skip Wells – as fund manager for senior secured debt investments. Wells was previously managing director of originations with the real estate team, part of GE Capital.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
A new document from the New York attorney general reveals PCG saw its share of economics in a controversial co-investment vehicle drop dramatically after an employee switched to another firm and took control of the fund’s management. Chris Witkowsky explores.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Emmett McCann, an executive director in Morgan Stanley’s infrastructure advisory team in London, will be based in Highstar’s upcoming London office. His career move coincides with the departure of Rob Collins, formerly the head of infrastructure investment banking for the Americas at Morgan Stanley.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Seoul-based firm has closed the largest Asia-focused fund to date this year, but fell short of its reported initial target range of $2.5bn to $3bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Lending by active financial institutions declined by $15bn between 2007 and 2008, according to Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman. Life companies have moved to fill some of the capital void but their 2009 originations will be 20% down on 2008 levels.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Salt Lake City, Utah-based private equity firm has hired Gary Crittenden - former chairmen of Citi Holdings - as a managing director. The firm has collected $1.2bn for its debut fund.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The debut fund from the China-focused private equity firm will invest in the technology, clean-tech, media and consumer sectors.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
