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
Germany's association of alternative investors is unimpressed with the government's effort to reform private equity legislation.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Two recent exits further Noson Lawen's point that small is beautiful.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
In a pre-close results statement published today, FTSE 100-listed 3i said its multi-strategy investment model will make it easier to deal with any fallout from the debt market turmoil.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Trade buyer Towergate has bought IT company Open International from Montagu Private Equity, led by Chris Masterson, indicating trade sales are still viable as an exit route.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Several US investment banks this week revealed billions in losses stemming from unsyndicated leveraged loans, while a new study has found Lehman Brothers is significantly more overextended than its peers.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The US alternative assets group has sold a further 7.5 percent stake in itself to a strategic investor, valuing David Rubenstein's firm at $20 billion. It sold 5.5 percent to CalPERS in 2000.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
US investment bank Lehman Brothers has closed its fifth venture fund on $365 million.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
US buyout firm TH Lee has created a credit fund with $500 million in commitments and a dedicated credit division staffed largely by ex-AIG executives, including AIGGIG’s former head of private placement, Sam Tillinghast.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Recent disclosure of the US pension fund's $75 million allocation to a Carlyle-backed hedge fund has provided information as to the fund's structure and mandate.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
