With valuations proving a point of contention between would-be vendors and acquirers, sales of private equity portfolios to secondary buyers have been relatively subdued in recent months. But the need to free up capital means action will have to be taken sooner rather than later – and that's why secondaries specialists believe a highly productive period lies ahead. Andy Thomson reports.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
In the past three years, Permira has transformed itself into a global buyout player. In charge of the mega-firm's daily operations today are Kurt Björklund and Tom Lister, co-managing partners since the start of 2008. In June, they explained their roles to Philip Borel, and talked about challenges and opportunities in the marketplace.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
Financial sector stocks have fallen, causing many to wonder whether a handful of high-profile private equity deals were ill-timed.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
Strong appetite for a new fund of funds included investors looking to switch out of larger funds and into the mid-market.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
The Massachusetts-based private investment firm has sold Vertex Fasteners to industrial equipment distributor DXP Enterprises three years after the initial acquisition.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Institutional investors are ramping up their commitments to distressed debt funds, but which asset class they fit into becomes complex when those commitments end up in credit vehicles raised by traditional buyout firms, according to CalSTRS CIO Chris Ailman.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The private equity real estate firm has partnered with US-based real estate investment firm ConAm to acquire a 456-unit apartment complex in Sacramento, California. The pair plan to upgrade the property and increase rents.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The buyout firm’s president, Joshua Harris, is relocating to London from New York while former Drexel Burnham colleague Marc Rowan makes the reverse move.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Thompson National Properties, the private equity real estate firm founded by former Grubb and Ellis chairman Anthony Thompson, has opened an office in New York adding a former Wachovia Securities director as managing director to target real estate debt.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia has pulled out of its proposed acquisition of the Korean electronics manufacturer, reportedly over disputes with an electronics labour union. Ripplewood had previously agreed to pay $740m for Daewoo, but the deal also fell through.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
