Renewable energy has moved up the agenda in South Africa as power shortages have taken their toll. Andy Thomson reports on a firm using private equity backing to address the problem
3 min read · 08 February 2013
ASIA IN BRIEF 2009-01-01 Staff Writer Global private equity firm <bold>The Blackstone Group</bold> has signed a memorandum of understanding with the W229 trillion ($183 billion) National Pension Service, to invest up to $2 billion alongside it in undervalued stocks, bonds and real estate in the K
3 min read · 08 February 2013
How Nordic Capital was able to defy economic headwinds with its latest fundraising
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Private equity fund managers marking their investments to market may be doing their over-allocated LPs a muchneeded favour
4 min read · 08 February 2013
A meltdown in the buyout industry may lead to an outbreak of symptoms last seen during venture capital's black plague
4 min read · 08 February 2013
Blood is thicker than water in private equity, as evidenced by the number of firms where domestic relationships extend to the boardroom
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Micro-finance institutions throughout Sub-Saharan Africa have exploded in popularity as a destination for private equity capital. Can the love affair survive a rocky road ahead? Matt Levin investigates
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Why some firms that had begun to increase their operations in Central and Eastern Europe have put their plans on hold, while others continue to see opportunities. Kevin Ley reports
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Prices may have plummeted, but many are welcoming the return of rational behaviour to the emerging Asian markets, reports Jennifer Harris
7 min read · 08 February 2013
Where private equity firms have exits, venture philanthropy funds have ‘graduations’. Impetus Trust recently had its first
2 min read · 08 February 2013
