Former Istithmar managing director Richard Johnson has resigned from his post as the chief executive officer of a jointly managed real estate fund by his old employer and current employer Standard Chartered.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
CD&R and One Equity Partners have become the latest private equity firms to dip their toes in the public markets.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The Chinese Sovereign Wealth fund has reportedly shortlisted nine fund managers taking part in the US Public-Private Investment Plan.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
A group of private equity firms that have engaged in bank investing believe changes need to be made to the FDIC’s proposed rules for private equity ownership of failed banks.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
KKR is reportedly among the firms eyeing a $1.5bn deal for a Citi-owned Japanese telemarketer. If agreed, it would mark KKR's first Japanese LBO since opening in Tokyo.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Lower capitalisation levels and shorter hold periods are among the changes to proposed FDIC bank ownership rules offered by a group of private equity firms.
4 min read · 08 February 2013
The listed fund of funds surpassed its target, selling shares at or above its current stock price.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The available capital in the region, and Shariah's spurning of traditional leverage, has made the Islamic fund structuring more popular.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Asian GPs turning to the Middle East for funding may need to consider adopting an Islamic fund structure, writes Jenny Blinch.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Private equity firms invested $301m in India’s renewable energy sector last year, a ten-fold increase from 2006. The numbers are expected to keep climbing.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
