Listed private equity

The Gulf region's biggest private equity firm plans to scale its existing businesses, according to vice-chairman and CIO Rishi Kapoor.

On the firm's first results call since its IPO, CVC chief executive Rob Lucas says the UK government's proposed carried tax hike will ‘probably’ influence staff relocation.

The move would bring the Luxembourg-headquartered firm in line with peers Blackstone, KKR, Carlyle and EQT.

Growth will come amid a role reversal between public and private markets in which the latter now largely finances the real economy, according to Partners Group executive chairman Steffen Meister.

In its 35th year of operations, Pantheon International Plc's Helen Steers tells PEI what the investment fund looks for in a fund manager.

Welkin China Private Equity Limited will seek $300m to invest in a mix of secondaries, co-investments and growth equity opportunities.

North American GPs accounted for 89% of Petershill Partners' invested capital as of end-December, with the remainder in Europe, according to its maiden full-year earnings.

PEI catches up with Kosmo Kalliarekos, managing director and 14-year veteran of Baring Private Equity Asia, to discuss alignment, IPOs and regulation ahead of its €6.8bn acquisition by EQT.

The Asian buyout, credit and real estate giant will use most of its IPO proceeds to seed new strategies, according to Hong Kong Stock Exchange filings.

'In the short term, the industry is definitely experiencing some indigestion', said TPG CFO Jack Weingart on the firm's first public earnings, noting TPG expects to hit its targets quicker than it initially thought.