<italic>LP intelligence from PrivateEquityOnline and PrivateEquityConnect</italic> 2009-11-01 Staff Writer <strong>ALLOCATION CHANGES</strong><br> <bold>Shell Pension Fund UK</bold> is considering a new 5 percent allocation to alternative assets. This will cover hed
4 min read · 08 February 2013
Ex Apax professional Stephan Wilcke assumes a sensitive role as the UK Asset Protection Scheme's new chief
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The number of private equity representatives on the boards of some portfolio companies is raising questions
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The architect of Lehman Brothers' private equity strategy is to head a new investment business with the firm that advised on its overhaul in bankruptcy
3 min read · 08 February 2013
In times of trouble GPs put the call out for deep sector expertise
1 min read · 08 February 2013
The world this month 2009-11-01 Staff Writer <strong>FUNDRAISING WINNERS AND LOSERS</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN CLOSES $8.8BN FUND</strong><br> The San Francisco firm has raised the year's second-largest fund which, at $8.8 billion, i
6 min read · 08 February 2013
Whisper it quietly 2009-11-01 Staff Writer Are the worst times behind us, as Blackstone Group chief executive Stephen Schwarzman suggests? Certainly, his own firm's recent activity provides some room for optimism: the €2.6 billion sale of Orangina Schweppes to Japan's Suntory Holdings and the $2.7 billion ac
2 min read · 08 February 2013
PEI Media’s sister publication, PERE magazine, recent sat down to speak with Keith O’Donnell, the global head of real estate at Taxand, to discuss the grand tax themes shaping the industry. From crackdowns on abuse of tax treaties to attacks on interest deductibility of intra-company loans and the taxation of debt investments, there is plenty to concern private fund managers.
6 min read · 08 February 2013
Does a deal closure in Miami herald better times? Stephanie Kopelousos, the Florida Secretary of Transportation, reflects on a project that went to the brink and back.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Despite the liquidity squeeze, there is still financing out there for credible infrastructure projects. Bankers say the market remains fragile, but they also cite reasons why 2010 might produce a more positive story. Chris Josselyn reports.
8 min read · 08 February 2013
