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Actis partner to join ProvidenceProvidence Equity Partners has hired Tao Sun to head its China investments.
- Blackstone backs German wind farm
The firm has secured the backing of nine banks to help fund the €1.2bn project – ‘the first German wind farm to be fully financed by private investors’.
- Blackstone welcomes LP manager concentration
More limited partners want to form ‘strategic relationships’ that are long-term and involve exposure to multiple strategies, co-founder Steve Schwarzman said during an earnings call this week.
- GSO holds first close for second fund
The Blackstone Group affiliate GSO has collected $1.5bn for its second mezzanine fund, which is targeting between $3bn and $3.75bn.
- George Roberts: On the upswing
In a rare in-depth interview, KKR co-founder George Roberts discusses both the firm’s and private equity’s ongoing evolution as they move past credit crisis ‘hiccups’ and closer to maturity.
- Carlyle, Energy Capital talks end without agreement
Carlyle had reportedly been in talks to acquire the New Jersey-based energy-focused firm, which closed on its $4.3bn second fund in 2010.
- George Roberts: PRIVATELY SPEAKING
One year on from floating its management company and 35 years after its founding, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts continues to aggressively expand and refine its franchise. In a rare in-depth interview, co-founder George Roberts discusses both the firm’s and private equity’s ongoing evolution as they move past credit crisis ‘hiccups’ and closer to maturity.
- Cambridge: Glut of uncalled capital boosts prices
The industry has about $376bn of uncalled capital that was raised in the peak credit years, an overhang that is driving up prices and could expand as many firms are raising funds this year, according to Cambridge Associates.
- Extended Stay creditors sue Blackstone
Creditors for the hotel chain claim Blackstone and real estate firm Lightstone Group left the company insolvent, and are seeking $8bn.
- Why LPs may be changing their tune on venture
Limited partners have been slowly opening up to new VC relationships now that the industry has shrunk and top managers are back to courting investors