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TUMBLING PIPES

Financial sector stocks have fallen, causing many to wonder whether a handful of high-profile private equity deals were ill-timed.

The alternatives enthusiast

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Private Advisors

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OPEN &#038; CLOSED

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Which empires are crumbling&#063;

A look back at the largest private equity firms of 1998 provides a reminder that today's titans are not guaranteed to hold their positions forever. By David Snow

Straddling the Atlantic

<p> Straddling the Atlantic 2009-03-01 Staff Writer ASSETS / FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT€1.7 billion as of 31 Dec 2008ALLOCATION TO PRIVATE EQUITY100%YEAR FIRST INVESTED IN PRIVATE EQUITY1988GEOGRAPHYNorth America50%Western Europe50%Central &amp; Eastern EuropeMiddle East / AfricaAsia PacificLatin AmericaFUND TYPEGen</p>

On the other side of the peak

The total value of private equity activity in Italy soared in the first half of 2008, but by the end of the year deal-doing was largely off the agenda. Reporting from Milan, Andy Thomson asks what happens next

Silver linings

The Iberian private equity market was fast establishing itself as a part of the European mainstream when the clouds of the credit crunch started to gather. Toby Mitchenall reports on whether it has the strength which might see it through

OPEN & CLOSED

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Strategic shift

Why one of the largest pensions in the US is hunting for opportunities in the secondaries and distressed markets. By ChristopherWitkowsky