Private Equity

Listed private equity

Apollo shares boost CalPERS’ PE portfolio

Apollo’s stock, which falls under the growth and expansion strategy in the pension plan’s private equity portfolio, grew nearly 75% in the year ended 30 June.

2 min read · 16 August 2017

Private client money flows to listed PE

Wealth managers have become ‘more risk tolerant of late’ and have sought more exposure to listed private equity stocks.

2 min read · 02 August 2017

Blackstone’s Murphy: UK is too expensive

The senior managing director of the world’s largest private equity firm says investing in the country is ‘difficult at the moment’.

1 min read · 16 June 2017

3i nets 3.7x on 14 exits over the past year

A strong year of exits was led by the refinancing of discount retailer Action which delivered a multiple of more than 20x.

2 min read · 18 May 2017

Aurelius books 11x return on SECOP exit

The sale of the compressor maker to Japan's Nidec is the firm's largest-ever exit.

2 min read · 25 April 2017

IPO market rebounds in 2017

Despite a slow start, Proskauer anticipates a pickup in the number of IPOs this year, the firm found in its latest annual study.

1 min read · 13 April 2017

Pantheon warns on long-term Trump effect

Trump 'likely' to be positive for PE in the short-term but firm warns on 'serious impact' for US buyouts if key tax rule is scrapped.

2 min read · 16 March 2017

Pantheon’s DC strategy seeks better fee alignment

The firm, one of a few in private equity making efforts to tap the defined contribution market, is doing away with the traditional 2/20 private equity fee model for DC retirement plans.

3 min read · 02 February 2017

The slow democratisation of private equity

The challenge of getting individual investors into the asset class is spurring plenty of innovation, yet the simplest solution – listed private equity – appears to be losing its shine.

3 min read · 02 February 2017

Hg to close oversubscribed fund on £2.5bn – Exclusive

The fund attracted investor interest in excess of £7bn.

2 min read · 30 January 2017

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