The UK finance provider’s fund close was reportedly $500m short of its $1.5bn target.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The UK finance provider’s fund close was reportedly $500m short of its $1.5bn target.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Milan’s Advanced Capital will invest with up to 20 fund managers in the energy sector. CEO Robert Tomei said the investments will be split between the developing and developed worlds, as well as between traditional and alternative energies.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The director of private equity for London-based fund of funds manager SVG Advisers says new funds are unlikely to go to market until 2010, yet firms now fundraising still have sources of capital. He also thinks the current environment making large deals difficult to execute will change in two to three years.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The distressed investment specialist has teamed with South Korea's National Pension Service to jointly pursue investments in private equity, special situations and real estate.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The distressed investment specialist has teamed with South Korea's National Pension Service to jointly pursue investments in private equity, special situations and real estate.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Real estate prices are set to decline by up to 25 percent in developed markets, according to Townsend co-founder Kevin Lynch. However he said there were plenty of opportunities amid the distress, telling PERE at the ExpoReal conference in Munich that investors were increasing their allocations to the asset class.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Report: JPMorgan execs line up Indonesian fund * Nexus in India venture push * Chinese billions in TPG fund * Anchorage Capital sees first close for debut fund * Temasek doubles annual profit * Direct Capital to launch NZ$350m fund * Sequoia Capital India raises $725m * Advent bets on Japan * Blackstone gets $100m from Cathay
6 min read · 12 January 2013
KKR appoints Japan advisor * Pantheon hires three for Asia * Cinven hires in Hong Kong * Deshpande quits ICICI Venture * Morgan Stanley appoints infrastructure head * AIG hires in Japan and Hong Kong * Babcock & Brown chairman and CEO give in * Battery Ventures expands Israel team, to set shop in India * Olympus Capital sets up Indian team
7 min read · 12 January 2013
Despite current market turmoil, there's no need for gloom when it comes to the likely long-term results delivered by buyout funds. Katharina Lichtner of Capital Dynamics examines the various factors impacting performance and reaches some encouraging conclusions.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
