Specialist providers of venture finance can find themselves in greater demand when credit is tight. Toby Mitchenall reports on a cautiously optimistic sector
5 min read · 08 February 2013
Investors prepared to place bold bets in the hope of outsized returns might find what they're looking for in the world's so-called frontier markets. Yvette Choo finds out why Cambodia and Mongolia merit serious consideration.
8 min read · 08 February 2013
As some LPs actively seek to liquidate their real estate assets in the secondaries market, other more well capitalised limited partners are eyeing the sector as a potential investment opportunity. However with so much uncertainty in the market, the task of underwriting those positions is now much more daunting. PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009 issue.
5 min read · 08 February 2013
The price of the merger, originally valued between $185m and $205m, was reduced to an undisclosed amount due to Kohlberg’s inability to secure financing.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The firm will also cut management fees across the board and has promised not to call more than 30% of LPs’ total commitment next year.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The private equity unit of Middle East bank Emirates NBD is targeting $500m for its MENASA-focused fund.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Just $57bn was raised in value-added and opportunistic real estate vehicles in 2008 compared to $85bn in 2007. Asia, however, has become the investment destination of choice overtaking strategies focused on North and Latin America.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Many global buyout firms may disappear over the next two to three years, according to a recent study that also found a large portion of debt in private equity-backed companies trading at distressed levels.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The package reportedly includes subsidies of up to CNY 5m for private equity firms and will be launched before the end of the year.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The private equity unit of Middle East bank Emirates NBD is targeting $500m for its MENASA-focused fund.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
