Private Equity
The first quarter of the year was the quietest in terms of the number of buyouts in the UK since 1986, with the majority of deals involving targets in receivership, such as snooker and pool hall operator Rileys.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has assets valued at $110bn, down from $154bn about a year ago, due in part to a 23% decline in the value of its private equity investments.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Pine Brook Road Partners, along with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, PartnerRe and Renaissance Re, has pumped $500m into Essent - a new private mortgage insurance company targeting US residential loans.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Suzhou's latest fund will invest at least half its capital in the Chinese city of Suzhou and will target pre-IPO technology companies.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The $105.5bn Canada Pension Plan Investment Board experienced record losses last year due largely to public equities, though alternative asset classes also suffered.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The $27bn US public pension has backed three private equity funds and also raised its target allocation to compensate for the denominator effect.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Despite having seen its private equity assets decline by about $7bn last year, KKR told investors its dry powder, new business lines and products have it poised for growth.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
A recent survey shows dealmakers have high hopes for the energy sector once the economy recovers, and also like infrastructure investing as a long-term opportunity for private equity.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The $30bn Alaska Permanent Fund has earmarked $500m for private equity investing in fiscal year 2010. In February, the fund cancelled hundreds of millions of dollars in recommended commitments to private equity and infrastructure funds.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK-based financial services specialist has almost doubled the size of its first fund as it seeks to capitalise on opportunities thrown up by the last two years’ turbulence in the financial sector.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
