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INDEX DOUBLES UPEmboldened by another homerun in January, Index Ventures has added a new business line with a e400m growth capital fund.
- SOME LOCAL DIFFICULTIES
Wendel Investissement's smooth journey from holding company to global private equity firm has become a little bumpier.
- AIG’s $30bn alternatives business hangs in balance
As the US insurance giant struggles to raise capital, the fate of the firm’s substantial private equity business remains uncertain. AIG Investments has not been placed for sale as part of its parent’s capital raising measures.
- Temasek annual profit doubles
The sovereign fund, which has received US antitrust approval to raise its stake in Merrill Lynch, has doubled its profits to S$18.2 billion. Though it predicts continued credit market fallout will dampen the economy, Temasek has indicated it will continue to do direct deals in financial services.
- CPPIB private equity assets hit $14bn
Private equity now makes up 11 percent of the Canadian pension’s capital under management, which has grown to nearly $128bn. The CPPIB has narrowly bucked the loss-making trend among North American pension funds, recording a 1 percent total return on investments in the three months ended in June.
- Clear Channel confirms revised $26bn deal
TH Lee and Bain will settle litigation with lenders over their previously agreed buyout – after the deal’s debt and equity are put in escrow.
- Blackstone, CPPIB to bid on Canadian wireless spectrum
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has teamed up with Blackstone and a Canadian telecom company to bid in an upcoming spectrum auction. The consortium has deposited $340 million toward that end.
- What bubble?
If the buyout boom has gone bust, why are GPs seeking some $615 billion in fresh powder? asks Amanda Janis.
- Nordic adventure
Niam, the largest specialist private equity real estate firm in northern Europe, has appointed a new chief executive.
- Corruption on the Orient Express
China's property markets are luring investors from around the world, but corruption and kickbacks can make any real estate a tricky proposition. By Robin Marriott