The specter of time is haunting private equity real estate, as every stage of the investment process is now likely to take longer than before.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Bad analyst 2007-01-01 Staff Writer Somehow being a private equity real estate professional wasn't exciting enough for Edward Anderton, who has been accused of identity theft by Philadelphia authorities. Anderton is a former analyst with Philadelphia-based Lubert-Adler Real Estate Funds, was reportedly fired
1 min read · 12 January 2013
KKR appoints China advisors * Kleiner Perkins bolsters China resource * AlixPartners to ride India wave * Herbert Smith hires for new Dubai office * Bain appoints Japanese tech veteran * Green joins Barwon as third partner * Navis expansion gathers speed * ABN AMRO expands Asia financial sponsor coverage
5 min read · 12 January 2013
US investment group Lone Star has pulled its planned exit from Korea Exchange Bank following continuing investigations into its investment in 2003.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
A Korean court today issued warrants to arrest US-based Ellis Short and Michael Thompson on alleged stock manipulation charges. The warrants came through after prosecutors failed in their applications twice before.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Debt has never been cheaper, but it may have finally bottomed out.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
A new $2.5m wealth threshold for investment in private equity and hedge funds would dramatically reduce the number of US investors considered accredited.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
A reapplication by Korean supreme Prosecutor’s Office to detain and arrest three senior executives of Lone Star including co-founder Ellis Short has been turned down by the courts again on 7 November.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The UK’s Financial Services Authority has outlined the possible threats to financial stability posed by private equity.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
In recent days, the investment bank has announced three successive strategic investments alterative investment platforms, including a hedge fund, fund of hedge funds and a distressed investment firm, in an ongoing bid to bolster its alternative investment business.
2 min read · 12 January 2013