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Citigroup seeks buyers for CVC investments

The US bank has put a total of $570m of investments with buyout firm CVC Capital Partners for sale on the secondaries market, reportedly including $250m of investments in two CVC Asia funds.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Thanks for nothing, Hermes!

Philip Borel blames the fickle Greek god for his defeat by David Snow in the Marathon of Marathons in Athens.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Introducing Devco

The South Carolina Retirement System is creating an in-house management company to make direct private equity investments.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Investec expands growth finance team

Former KPMG director Tristan Nagler will help ramp up banking group Investec’s finance offering to British mid-market companies.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Future Fund RE allocation rises 1.2% in six months, further increases to come

Australia’s A$69bn Future Fund has continued to grow its real estate exposure, reporting increased assets of 1.2 percent to A$3.4 billion from the six months to 30 September. According to the fund’s annual report released today further increases to real estate and other “tangibles” are planned.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Former IFC exec to lead Africa fund’s IR

Emerging Capital Partners, which manages the largest pan-African private equity fund raised to date, has hired an emerging markets veteran to spearhead IR.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

JC Flowers acquires US bank

The acquisition of Saddle River Valley Bank by JC Flowers follows the revelation Blackstone is planning to acquire small banks around the US.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Wormsley: EMI investment not my fault

Citi banker David Wormsley was on the witness stand Wednesday, where he denied all allegations of misleading Guy Hands into overpaying for EMI in 2007.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

AIFM directive reaches agreement

The European Parliament and Council have reached agreement on the final text of the long anticipated Alternative Investment Fund Managers directive.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Blackstone to target small US banks

An IPO of BankUnited would create a platform for Blackstone to buy smaller banks in the US, the firm’s president Tony James said during an earnings call.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

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