Real estate prices are set to decline by up to 25 percent in developed markets, according to Townsend co-founder Kevin Lynch. However he said there were plenty of opportunities amid the distress, telling PERE at the ExpoReal conference in Munich that investors were increasing their allocations to the asset class.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Real estate prices are set to decline by up to 25 percent in developed markets, according to Townsend co-founder Kevin Lynch. However he said there were plenty of opportunities amid the distress, telling PERE at the ExpoReal conference in Munich that investors were increasing their allocations to the asset class.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
American International Group will retain core business lines while entertaining the divestiture of all remaining units. The embattled insurance company plans to sell as many assets as necessary to repay its $85bn loan from the US government.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Report: JPMorgan execs line up Indonesian fund * Nexus in India venture push * Chinese billions in TPG fund * Anchorage Capital sees first close for debut fund * Temasek doubles annual profit * Direct Capital to launch NZ$350m fund * Sequoia Capital India raises $725m * Advent bets on Japan * Blackstone gets $100m from Cathay
6 min read · 12 January 2013
KKR appoints Japan advisor * Pantheon hires three for Asia * Cinven hires in Hong Kong * Deshpande quits ICICI Venture * Morgan Stanley appoints infrastructure head * AIG hires in Japan and Hong Kong * Babcock & Brown chairman and CEO give in * Battery Ventures expands Israel team, to set shop in India * Olympus Capital sets up Indian team
7 min read · 12 January 2013
With the outlook gloomy for global markets, the sun is shining on Nordic private equity funds as they continue to attract capital at a healthy rate. Toby Mitchenall finds out why investors look favourably on the region, even in the dark times.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Leading Swiss private equity professionals believe that scepticism about the future prosperity of the asset class is misplaced. Andy Thomson reports from Zurich.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Different GPs have very different attitudes to risk – and produce very different performance profiles as a result. By Andy Thomson.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Does the end of cheap debt spell the end of Europe's exit boom?
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Private equity is well positioned to cope with the credit crunch. Its main worry is what comes afterwards.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
