Private equity vehicles and sovereign wealth funds from the Middle East are making headlines – and worrying politicians – with high-profile direct investments in Western markets, writes Rob Kotecki.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Nicholas Lockley, editor of PrivateEquityOnline.com, looks behind the headlines of the last four weeks on the web.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Sweden's smaller deal market is hoping to stay immune from the contagion sweeping the LBO market. Andy Thomson reports.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Ten years ago, some of the largest firms got creative when debt became scarce – with disastrous results.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Editor's letter 2007-10-01 Staff Writer Amid the fevered press coverage of the credit crunch, the sentiments of an anonymous investment banker quoted by the UK's <italic>Sunday Times</italic> perhaps best sum up the mood: “People are spooked, there is a feeling that there are some surprises out t
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The US private equity mid-market – made up of hundreds of firms but controlling only half the capital in the market – has been somewhat insulated from the turmoil of the megafund deal market. While it faces an altered landscape, the mid-market's challenges are being offset by greater interest from foreign strategic buyers as well as returns-minded LPs. David Snow reports.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
European venture capital has had a bad press which, on the basis of its long-term performance, appears largely justified. Andy Thomson canvasses LPs for their current views of the space.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
An examination of the 1998 vintage year for buyout funds shows weak returns, on average. But the so-called credit crunch of that year had little to do with this underperformance. Those worried about the performance of the current vintage year should pay more attention to the economy and to the skills of individual GP groups, reports David Snow.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
Just weeks after raising South America's first billion-dollar fund, GP Investimentos signed the region's largest-ever buyout agreement.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Superwoman Nicola Horlick tells the industry that its public relations skills leave a lot to be desired.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
