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AIFM 'third country' threat stirs wide concern

EVCA, the US Treasury Secretary, ILPA and EMPEA have all recently voiced concern about measures in the AIFM that would block the free flow of capital. Nicholas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown reportedly planned to discuss the issue Friday.

4 min read · 05 January 2013

DECONSTRUCTED: More drama for Orf

Citi Property Investors’ president Roger Orf is an investor in the UK’s Ambassador Theatre Group, which has produced such hits as West SideStory and the Rocky Horror Picture Show. PERE March 2010 issue

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Pension lifeboat allocates £780m to alternatives

The UK’s PPF has sketched out a 20% allocation to alternatives, which will see the £3.9bn fund invest in private equity and infrastructure funds for the first time.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

AXA eyes €1bn-plus for Fund III

In a sign that the private equity firm is placing increased focus on infrastructure, AXA Private Equity could double its infra assets under management with its latest fundraise.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

ING pulls out of Citi race

The auction of Citi Property Investors is down to two parties after Dutch group, ING Real Estate, withdraws.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

KIC to invest $100m in IFC fund

The Korean sovereign wealth fund will back an IFC-managed private equity fund focused on Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

EUROPEAN NEWS: Colony pulls off a coup in Germany

Los Angeles-based Colony Capital makes its first non performing loan deal in Europe since the credit crunch and scoops a first by dealing with Germany’s co-operative workout loan bank, BAG. PERE Magazine, February issue.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

ABRY presses play on $1.2bn cable deal

The Boston-based firm will use $536m of equity in the take-private, the latest in a string of transactions around the $1bn mark agreed in recent weeks.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Merrill Lynch shelves Asia platform sale

Merrill Lynch’s global real estate principle investments division has halted plans to offload its Asian real estate investment management business. The platform may be placed on the market again late second quarter 2010.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Actis backs outsourcing services provider with $50m

The investment gives the emerging markets specialist a substantial minority stake in Integreon and will be used to scale up the company's operations and to make strategic acquisitions.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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