Japanese conglomerate Softbank has committed to investing $200m in mobile advertiser InMobi in a deal reports say is among the largest to take place in the sector so far.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The New York-based real estate advisor and fund manager, in a joint venture with the Adler Group, will acquire a vast commercial portfolio in Washington DC for $350 million.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The US IPO market, analyzed in this month’s edition of Private Equity International, has slowed considerably after coming out of the gate with a bang during the first half of 2011.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
As the infrastructure asset class matures, two quite different types of investment are emerging. Former Allianz Capital Partners chief executive Thomas Putter explains why an understanding of this is so crucial.
7 min read · 15 January 2013
Following the closing of the €7.8bn Tours-Bordeaux high-speed rail line, Eiffage and rail agency RFF have secured financing for the €3.3bn Bretagne Pays de la Loire line. But the latter has a fundamentally different risk profile than the former, which is highlighted in the financing.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
The EIB hopes that its project bond initiative will help it step back from the prominent lending role it has assumed following the global financial crisis. But the new initiative may originate another cycle of EIB-dependence.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
The New York private equity firm has set up a five- year fund with Sino-Ocean Land into which both parties are putting $70m.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Does the sovereign debt crisis represent a clear and present danger to the future of European private equity, or is it creating the most promising market conditions in 20 years? It depends who you ask. PERE Magazine, September 2011 issue
10 min read · 15 January 2013
The New York private equity firm has set up a five- year fund with Sino-Ocean Land into which both parties are putting $70m.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The Dallas-based private equity firm has beaten a slew of rivals, including Blackstone, to buy the largest sub- and nonperforming loan portfolio to hit the market since the start of the global financial crisis. PERE Magazine, September 2011 issue
3 min read · 15 January 2013
