NEA expands in India * Norwest Ventures hires Motorola man * Partners Group opens in Australia * Liang joins Peacock Equity Fund * Squadron adds three * Wallace back to banking * Ex-Coca Cola man to lead $1bn India infrastructure effort * Mobius considers Iraq investments * Blackstone appoints adviser in Turkey * CDC posts record results as CEO urges caution
6 min read · 12 January 2013
DIC looks to the east * Darby invests in Coffee Day * Propel books 2.5x cash from exit * HSBC to acquire apparel maker * Goldman, Whitesun team up again * Henderson backs agrochemical company * Q1 investments hit $3.3bn in India * Aureos backs Chinese wind energy firm * 2.3x cash from Indonesian mining deal * IDFC backs carbon credit advisory firm
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Florida-headquartered Sun Capital continues to expand in Asia and beyond as its assets near $10 billion.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
The new wave of alternative investment in developing economies is fundamentally different than past expansions, Harvard professor Josh Lerner told attendees at the recent 2008 Emerging Markets Private Equity Forum in New York, co-hosted by Private Equity International and EMPEA.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
A leading name in French private equity has hired an AXA veteran to set down roots in Singapore.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
A Senate inquiry will explore the merits or otherwise of private equity.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Asset-based lenders want financing-hungry GPs to give this traditional form of lending a second look. By Matt Levin.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Mezzanine is back in a big way as the second lien and junk bond markets flounder, and providers of this form of intermediate debt are looking forward to a busy year ahead. Suzanne Weinstock reports on the North American scene and Toby Lewis on the outlook in Europe.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Michael Nicklin and Emma Malkin report on a painful novelty for lenders – the so-called ‘reverse staple’.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
The LBO bubble has burst, and in its place has arisen a vastly scaled down and more conservative market for private equity investments. Andy Thomson reports on the lack of liquidity, fears over the economy and where new opportunities lie.
10 min read · 12 January 2013