On a recent trip to Washington DC, Graham Winfrey found GPs and LPs hungry to cash in on the rapid growth in emerging economies, but flagged various challenges.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Michael Huber is quietly guiding TMT-focused Quadrangle back from the brink of chaos. But raising a Fund III remains far from certain as the firm focuses on investor relations and portfolio management, finds Christopher Witkowsky.
9 min read · 15 January 2013
Samsonite, purchased for $1.7bn at the height of the credit bubble in June 2008, will list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
A new era of transparency and reporting could open the door wide enough for one innovative group to craft a Moody’s type-service for buyout funds. The benefits for star managers could be greater exposure to LPs and making it easier to negotiate management fees, writes Nicholas Donato.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Samsonite, purchased for $1.7bn at the height of the credit bubble in June 2008, will list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
The fund’s last investment comprised £23.5m of subordinated loans to five UK healthcare and accommodation projects. London-based Gravis expects to tap the market again later this year for a fresh round of fundraising.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
Has the ‘refinancing wall’ lost some of its power to intimidate? Andy Thomson reports on strong bond and bank appetite for many infrastructure assets.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Peruvian firm Nexus Group has beat its target for its first international institutional fund, showing LP appetite for the region can overcome scepticism of new managers.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The pension plan has sold a Georgia shopping center for $76.3 million as part of a plan to shed its direct real estate holdings in favour of commingled funds.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The Denver-based hotel investor has purchased a 293-room resort for $115 million.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
