The implications of the liquidity crisis remain unclear, but confidence is high that investors will not lose their appetite for private equity – and even the larger funds finding it difficult to finance new deals don't seem to be losing support. Andy Thomson reports.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
Oaktree Capital Management is an alternative asset manager well placed to profit from this summer's liquidity crisis. In a rare interview, co-founder and chairman Howard Marks talked with PEI about changes in market cycles, his firm's innovative investment approach and the decision to float its management company, on Goldman's private exchange.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
Katja Salovaara explains why the market lull will not divert Finnish pension Ilmarinen from increasing its commitment to private equity. By Andy Thomson.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
Investors are piling into the renewable energy sector, but are in danger of overlooking the best opportunities. In the first of a two-part feature Sam Richardson, an investment director at London-based venture capital firm E-Synergy, considers right and wrong approaches. Part two, in the next issue of PEI, will look at the attitude of institutions toward renewable energy.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Silicon Valley's Bessemer Venture Partners will go “carbon neutral” by the end of the year, a step that few other private equity firms appear poised to take. Jennifer Harris reports.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
An African buyout fund has got off to a flyer on the fundraising trail, thanks to a little help from Saudi Arabian royalty.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Permira, a leading leveraged buyout proponent, returns to its growth capital roots.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
The liquidity crisis may question assumptions regarding the nature of Asian investment risk.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Amid a tight capital market, American Capital has monetised a chunk of its vast portfolio.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
As energy deals surge, a New York sector specialist is seeking billions in fresh commitments.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
