Standard Life European Private Equity Trust has seen an increase in net asset value, though its chairman says problems in the global credit markets will mean a quieter period for draw-downs and distributions.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Aureos Capital has become the first recipient of capital from a $1.5 billion fund backed by the Kazakhstan government as it attempts to stimulate private equity activity in the region.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Canadian private equity firm Onex revealed currency-related losses of $77 million during a conference call following the release of its third quarter earnings report.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
New York Life Capital Partners has doubled its capital and LPs for its second mezzanine fund, as demand for mezzanine debt soars amid a credit liquidity freeze.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Dubai International Capital has jointly raised a $300 million infrastructure and energy fund with two other firms as the Middle Eastern investor continues at a frenetic pace.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Canadian private equity firm Onex revealed currency-related losses of $77 million during a conference call following the release of its third quarter earnings report.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Partners Group’s Frankfurt-quoted fund of funds ended its first day of trading on the London Stock Exchange with a fall in the share price. Partners hopes to narrow the discount to net asset value at which the shares trade.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
With the acquisition of Singapore-based Pangaea Capital, Howard Marks adds Asian real estate vet Robert Zulkoski to the Oaktree team. By Sharon Lim
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Robert Zulkoski created a stir when he left Colony Capital Asia Pacific in 2004 to set up Pangaea Capital Management, an Asia-focused special situations fund manager. Earlier this year, Pangaea became part of Oaktree Capital Management, a US alternative investment group with big plans for the region. The sale has thrust Zulkoski back into the spotlight and brought him back together with former colleagues at Colony. In September, Sharon Lim met him to learn how and why it all happened.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
Asian private equity is going through another record year of fund formation. Sharon Lim explains why, and asks for how much longer the boom can continue.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
