A multitude of government institutions and formally established family offices make the Gulf Region a rich source of capital for the world's leading GPs. The most significant local player is ADIA, the giant investment authority in Abu Dhabi.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Electra Private Equity, the recently renamed UK investment trust, is hoping to gorge on new deals after seven years of profitable abstinence.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Returns are strong, financing options are growing and the first mega-deals are in the bag. But as the sun continues to shine on Australia's private equity market, some practitioners are betraying twinges of doubt about the future. Andy Thomson reports.
9 min read · 12 January 2013
Private investment fund managers are flocking to the movie industry because they see it as – get this – a business with manageable risk. Are these GPs wise to the future of filmed entertainment, or have they simply “gone Hollywood”? David Snow reports.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Having agreed a $375 million deal with Anglo-US investment manager AMVESCAP, turnaround specialist WL Ross is now a captive fund.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Oil prices have soared in recent months and some investors flush with petro-dollars are looking for a new home for their money. But some Islamic investors struggle to reconcile their religion with backing buyouts. Arcapita Bank in Bahrain has the answer: Shari'ah-compliant structures for buyouts.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
With $1.5 billion to invest in Korea, Japan and China, Michael Kim is one of Asia's most promising financial entrepreneurs. Sharon Lim met him in August.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
Pangaea Capital Management intends to rescue troubled Asian businesses.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The detention of Byeon Yang Ho, head of Vogo, has created uncertainty over the Korean private equity firm's future.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
UK technology manager has established a dedicated VC secondaries fund in an industry first with two deals already in the portfolio.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
