The process of fund managers complying with new disclosure requirements has been more complicated than many in the industry would have thought. PERE Magazine, February 2012 issue
10 min read · 14 January 2013
The appointment of Ernst & Young as administrators to the companies controlling Battersea Power Station has pre-empted yet another sale of the London landmark. PERE Magazine February issue 2012.
4 min read · 14 January 2013
The work of valuation professionals in the world’s secondary markets is becoming increasingly meaningful as opportunistic investors shift their attention from prime locations. PERE Magazine February 2012 issue.
9 min read · 14 January 2013
Private equity firms have been a big part of the brokerage industry’s business for a while and, in terms of transaction volume, will continue to be a major source of business. Still, for a group that prides itself on off-market deals, brokers can provide more value than most fund managers may think. PERE magazine, February 2012.
9 min read · 14 January 2013
Since taking the helm at CalPERS in early 2009, CIO Joseph Dear has made it clear he considers private equity a crucial part of its investment strategy. But things haven’t been business as usual: he’s taken fund managers to task over alignment of interest, led an overhaul of the pension’s allocation model, sorted out the aftermath of a ‘pay-to-play’ scandal and hired a veteran private equity chief. Amanda Janis stops by Dear’s office in Sacramento to learn how CalPERS continues to find value in private equity
10 min read · 14 January 2013
Though LBOs remain scarce in Asia, they’ve tripled in value over the past year and regional banks have played a role. But worries over tightening lending criteria may slow that surge as market uncertainty continues. By Drew Wilson
7 min read · 14 January 2013
Carl Walter knows something about China’s banks. He was until recently the COO of JPMorgan China and before that held a senior position at China International Capital Corporation. His recent book with Fraser Howie, Red Capitalism: The Fragile Financial Foundations of China’s Extraordinary Rise, examines the Chinese financial system. Walter recently spoke to PE Asia
6 min read · 14 January 2013
Since taking the helm at CalPERS in early 2009, CIO Joseph Dear has made it clear he considers private equity a crucial part of its investment strategy. But things haven’t been business as usual: he’s taken fund managers to task over alignment of interest, led an overhaul of the pension’s allocation model, sorted out the aftermath of a ‘pay-to-play’ scandal and hired a veteran private equity chief. Amanda Janis stops by Dear’s office in Sacramento to learn how CalPERS continues to find value in private equity
10 min read · 14 January 2013
Since taking the helm at CalPERS in early 2009, CIO Joseph Dear has made it clear he considers private equity a crucial part of its investment strategy. But things haven’t been business as usual: he’s taken fund managers to task over alignment of interest, led an overhaul of the pension’s allocation model, sorted out the aftermath of a ‘pay-to-play’ scandal and hired a veteran private equity chief. Amanda Janis stops by Dear’s office in Sacramento to learn how CalPERS continues to find value in private equity
10 min read · 14 January 2013
In the first of our new regular series on operational value creation, Private Equity International takes an in-depth look at Graphite Capital’s success with shoe retailer Kurt Geiger. By James Taylor
8 min read · 14 January 2013
