The $24.7bn pension system will issue separate requests-for-proposals for an alternatives consultant and a real estate consultant, with plans to award new contracts by the end of the year.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
John Fenton, who took over Metrolink after a deadly 2008 collision, has been appointed boss of SteelRiver-owned Patriot Rail. Fenton has private sector experience. SteelRiver bought 100% of Patriot Tuesday.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
This year’s ranking of the largest private equity firms in Asia-Pacific reveals two newcomers in the top five, underscoring the region’s changing dynamics and growth. PE Asia takes a closer look at the top five GPs on the fundraising charts
5 min read · 14 January 2013
Scott Hahn spent his entire working life at Morgan Stanley, where he built an impressive investment track record. Since leading a 2010 spin-out, he’s been bringing that prior experience to bear in Korea, which many investors consider more tricky than attractive. The co-founder of Hahn & Co talks to Drew Wilson about his firm’s edge in this misunderstood market
9 min read · 14 January 2013
Tracking this month's trends in private equity
2 min read · 14 January 2013
A mandate to operate Luis Munoz International Airport is now a race between Highstar Capital and Macquarie Group. Meanwhile, the PPPA has extended its deadline to bid on its maiden social infrastructure project.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Most of the legacy real estate fund businesses sponsored by financial institutions have disappeared from this year’s PERE 30 ranking, while strategic shifts and large older vintage funds do not bode well for the remaining bank-sponsored platforms.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Fusion Capital, led by chairman Phil Goodwin, has a flexible mandate that allows for broad changes in strategy to accommodate the fluid marketplace.
3 min read · 14 January 2013
Lloyds Bank has promoted six professionals in four of its European offices, including former senior director Mark Craig, now a managing director in London.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
The firm's initial public offering debuted at $22 per share, below its low-end expectation of $23 per share. The firm raised $671m in the offering.
2 min read · 14 January 2013
