Recently voted best law firm for fund formation in Europe in the Private Equity International Awards 2008, SJ Berwin has identified China and East Asia as 'critical markets for the future', according to senior partner Jonathan Blake. The firm will open its 10th office in Hong Kong – its first outside Europe.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Private funds and investors are essential to the US Treasury’s plan to rejuvenate credit markets with the purchase of banks’ real estate-related toxic assets.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Vivek Paul, a former TPG Ventures partner and CEO of Wipro Technologies, has set up his own private equity firm and has reportedly started raising capital for a $400m fund.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Private funds and investors are essential to the US Treasury’s plan to rejuvenate credit markets with the purchase of banks’ toxic assets.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The UK government’s safety net, which now contains around £400bn of banks’ risky assets, could delay refinancing procedures and cause lenders to encourage corporate defaults.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The San Francisco-based secondary specialist estimates some $5bn in venture secondary assets are up for grabs.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Will the US' Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility be the kickstart the commercial real estate industry hopes it to be?
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Private investors are abandoning road and rail building partnerships in Russia after the Duma slashed its transport infrastructure budget by 90%
1 min read · 08 February 2013
Fortress has attributed its $162m loss last year to non-cash adjustments for fair value write-downs and clawback reserves. But the firm remained upbeat on an analyst call, with chief executive Wes Edens forecasting an opportunity-laden ‘great liquidation’ of financial services assets following the current recession.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Natixis Capital Partners has closed its third fund on €420m for investment into corporate real estate in Benelux, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
