Private Equity
The UKIIF provided a bright spot amid the UK Chancellor’s widely criticised pre-budget report, writes Toby Mitchenall.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The global fund of funds manager has attracted around $600m in commitments in the last 12 months on its way to a target of $3.75bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The FIG-focused firm is rounding off 2009 with its fourth acquisition of the year.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The veteran fund manager has left the German insurer’s captive private equity arm, which underwent a major restructuring this year.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The latest report stemming from the Walker Guidelines found large UK private equity-backed companies have been outperforming on productivity, while having reduced organic employment.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The buyout firm has underwritten its portion of the deal entirely with equity, and will look to put a debt package in place before it completes in 2010.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Kuwait Finance House and the former DFJ affiliate will set up ePlanet LMH Capital, a Sharia-compliant firm, to invest in private equity and other alternative assets.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The level of distress in the global real estate market has risen by more than half since the end of 2008. In the first quarter of 2009, defaults on commercial mortgages and failed property companies were more than $55bn.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Shengli Oil & Gas is the latest in a series of private equity-backed companies planning to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
While recent changes to French tax rules bring the country closer to the rest of the world regarding carried interest, a delay in announcing expected clarifications is leaving many managers wondering how to best structure funds.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
