Although mezzanine remains the subordinated debt instrument of choice for many sponsors in Europe, life is tough for specialist providers today. But, as Joanna Hickey reports, the specialist funds remain upbeat – insisting that, with rising volumes, their sponsor relationships and their own adaptation to market changes, they are still getting enough work.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
In April, Private Equity International gathered together a group of leading European private equity professionals to reflect on deepening liquidity in the leveraged finance market. The rise of the institutional investor was a major talking point, reports Andy Thomson.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
WL Ross & Co.'s head and namesakeWilbur, Ross, is poised to strike each time an industry enters a downturn. Ken MacFadyen sat down with him to hear what lies on the horizon for one of the best-known trouble-seekers in the investment industry.
9 min read · 12 January 2013
Foreign private equity firms appear to have become public enemy number one in South Korea – but they're not alone in feeling the heat from regulators.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
The creator of a European online lending business has raised €300m for a debut private equity fund.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
KKR is about to test the market's appetite for listed LBO funds.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Due to both political and economic issues, the introduction of German REITs is progressing slower than expected. To compete with the rest of Europe's publicly listed real estate market, however, the country cannot afford to lose any more time. By Dr. Michael Kreft
9 min read · 12 January 2013
Morgan Stanley's $300 million sale of Vicwood Plaza, a Hong Kong office tower, has generated a healthy return for the US investment bank.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Mike McCook charted a new course in real estate investment for the state retirement system. Will his successor continue his strategy?
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Proof's last rap: get a house 2006-05-01 Staff Writer To many, rap music represents the antithesis of responsibility. The genre often glorifies violence, drugs and petty vendettas. But many rap fans are quick to point out that the music can have a positive message as well, and one fan was willing to put his
3 min read · 12 January 2013
