With funding options declining in other parts of the world, a small but growing private equity community has emerged in Monaco, where government policies have opened competition, writes Zsolt Lavotha.
3 min read · 14 January 2013
Some improbable events took place in 2011. In our final newsletter of the year, we take a completely unscientific approach to weighing up the probability of certain other significant developments happening in 2012.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
A number of private equity real estate firms are nearing the end of their investment period for large funds they raised during or immediately after the global financial crisis. With a decent amount of capital left in each, the decision on how to proceed may be telling as to the firm’s confidence moving forward. PERE Magazine, December 2011/January 2012 issue
4 min read · 15 January 2013
The Texas Teachers’ Retirement System has committed $6bn to KKR and Apollo to invest across strategies – specialist managers are missing out.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Things have slowed significantly in European private equity real estate, but at least the big beast of Europe has an on-going reason to invest. PERE Magazine, November 2011 issue.
4 min read · 15 January 2013
What a recent hire by TPG tells us about the way the big guns of private equity are approaching this market. By Robin Marriott.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Warren Allderige, CEO and Managing Director of Pacific Harbor Group, a Hong Kong-based fund manager that looks at special situations funds, stressed and distressed debts, recently spoke to PE Asia about market turmoil and the opportunities that presents some investors.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
UK government-backed CDC Group recently made plans to expand its credit products in India. Anubha Shrivastava, managing director, discusses the potential for such offerings in the country with PE Asia.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
UK opposition leader Ed Miliband singled out private equity this week as an example of 'bad business'. The argument may have been weak, but the sentiment is significant.
4 min read · 15 January 2013
Private equity in Turkey has been on the up for a few years now, without ever quite taking off. But stars seem to be aligning in its favour.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
