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Deep, deep pocketsA multitude of government institutions and formally established family offices make the Gulf Region a rich source of capital for the world's leading GPs. The most significant local player is ADIA, the giant investment authority in Abu Dhabi.
- Mixed signals, hopes high
Chinese regulators appear to be toying with the emotions of private equity firms through a mixture of pronouncements - some interpreted as good, some bad, others virtually impossible to interpret in the first place. On the whole, though, things seem to be moving in the right direction for general partners. Andy Thomson reports.
- A local face
Western GPs seeking access to China are pondering how the growth of locally denominated funds might work to their advantage.
- Prudential eyes Brazilian industrial market
Three weeks after The Carlyle Group announced its investment in Brazilian real estate developer Scopel, New Jersey-based Prudential Real Estate Investors has joined with Racional Engenharia to target investments in Brazil’s industrial property market.
- PEO 2.0: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
Nicholas Lockley, editor of PrivateEquityOnline.com, looks behind the headlines of the last four weeks on the web.
- TELECOM TRANSFORMED
Neither the telecoms sector nor European venture capital have had things easy in recent years – but the two have come together to produce a winning deal.
- MR. BIG
Mark Weisdorf, who took a Canadian pension from zero to $5 billion in private equity commitments, sees even bigger opportunities in infrastructure.
- THE GIFT OF HERBALIFE
Thanks to the surging profits of a nutrition supplement company, one of America's oldest private equity firms is still going strong.
- BIG RIVERSTONE
As energy deals surge, a New York sector specialist is seeking billions in fresh commitments.
- ALTERNATIVE ASCENSION
As Merrill Lynch, Citi and Morgan Stanley reeled from the sub-prime meltdown, alternative investment executives loomed as potential saviors.