The $64bn Daido Life Insurance Company is eyeing the US real estate and credit markets owing to "opportunities" it said were created by the recent market downturn.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Paul Smith sees increasing interest in co-investment among the firm’s LPs, who have largely upped their commitments for Tenaska’s second US energy fund, TPF II, which closed today on $2.4bn.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Daewoo Electronics’s creditors, who control the company, chose the New York-based private equity firm as the winning bidder. Ripplewood’s bid marks the third time Daewoo’s creditors have initiated a sale.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The Buffalo-based firm’s acquisition of Tulsa Welding School is its first investment as it looks to bolster its presence in the post-secondary education sector.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The largest commercial property lender in Germany and one of the largest in Europe is merging its European structured finance team, likely to lead to 10 job losses.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Having spent the last few years positioning itself as a rapidly maturing market, Spain may yet be thankful for its youth, writes Toby Mitchenall.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
The size of the infrastructure opportunity is almost unfathomable. It is screaming out for private investors.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Liquidity concerns have pushed LPs to the secondary market amid default anxiety, but the likelihood of major defaults looks slim, writes Suzanne Weinstock.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Market conditions worldwide are darkening, but the infrastructure asset class will likely be among the first to see the sun, writes Cezary Podkul.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The financial services-focused firm has hired Mitchell Caplan, former chief executive of the online stock trading giant. Founded in 2005 as a joint venture between Venturion Capital and Jeffrey Greenberg, Aquiline is currently investing its debut $1.1bn fund.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
