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PEO 2.0: SAVIOURS OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM?Large buyout firms appear to be staging a muted comeback – doubling down on their own debt and helping ease bankers' pain. The internet has been buzzing with opinion on the merits or otherwise.
- DEBT TO EQUITY
The private equity ranks are being swelled by leveraged financiers.
- INSURING THE INSURERS
Warburg Pincus is boldly going where its peers are not: deeper into the US bond insurance market.
- CHEMICAL ROMANCE
Barry Siadat has left Arsenal Capital to raise a fund focussed on global speciality chemicals.
- Privately Speaking - Hamilton 'Tony' James
Hamilton ‘Tony’ James is the day-to-day leader of what has now become one of Wall Street's most powerful and admired firms – Blackstone. His tenure as president and COO of Stephen Schwarzman's creation is not the first time he has dramatically upsized a private equity operation. As head of DLJ Merchant Banking, James presided over one of the dominant private equity business of the 1990s with loyal personnel across the US, Europe and Asia. He is now duplicating that success at Blackstone, but on a much larger scale. James met recently with David Snow for a conversation about where Blackstone is today and where he intends to steer it in the coming years.
- Asset Class - August 2008
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board moves very large sums of money in and out of private equity. Direct investment is a key component of its strategy finds Philip Borel.
- GOING PUBLIC AGAIN
Having listed on the London Stock Exchange in May, Kuwait's Global Investment House has now opted to raise a new fund there as well.
- Privately Speaking - Erol Uzumeri
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is one of the world's most influential institutional investors, fusing both GP and LP activities. The recently promoted head of its private equity arm, Erol Uzumeri, spoke with Amanda Janis about Teachers' efforts to be a pension that isn't ‘your Dad's Cadillac’.
- COUNTRY REPORT: AUSTRALIA(2)
Buyouts in Australia are booming – or at least attempted buyouts are booming. Conditions unique to Australia's robust economy, institutional investor market and corporate culture have conspired to give private equity a run for its money. David Snow reports from Sydney.
- FLYING HIGH
TPG-controlled XOJET has secured nearly $2.5bn in debt and equity as it goes head-to-head with Warren Buffet-backed NetJets.