Private Equity
As chief investment officer, Joe Dear oversees $237 billion in assets for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest and most influential public pension in the United States. More than 1.6 million state workers and retirees look to Dear to make sure their retirement is secure.
9 min read · 13 August 2012
Dividend recaps in the United States have rebounded strongly in the first half of the year, following a lull that coincided with amped-up concerns over the sovereign debt crisis in Europe. Look for more dividend recaps in the second half as creditors continue to warm to the relatively high-yielding loans and sponsors remain eager to return distributions to limited partners.
1 min read · 20 July 2012
Buyout and mezzanine shops based in the United States have secured about $85 billion collectively in capital so far this year.
1 min read · 02 July 2012
The CLO market is showing signs of surprising strength, although nowhere near the peak it reached in 2006 and 2007. And regulatory changes in the United States and abroad could cripple the market’s comeback.
3 min read · 09 April 2012
3 min read · 31 October 2011
4 min read · 01 November 2010
Buyout and mezzanine firms based in the United States continue to face an unforgiving fundraising environment, and the numbers tell the story.
1 min read · 12 April 2010
The study promises to show how market structure changes over the past 10 years have effected publicly listed companies in the United States
2 min read · 09 November 2009
4 min read · 22 May 2009
Satellite image company to be the fourth tech-related IPO in the United States this year
2 min read · 04 May 2009
