In India, almost half of the population don't have access to mains electricity – a fact that brings the activities of the country's new generation of infrastructure investors into sharp focus. Andy Thomson recently met with Michael Queen in London to find out more about 3i's ambitious plans for India as well as his thoughts about the broader infrastructure opportunity.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Large buyout firms appear to be staging a muted comeback – doubling down on their own debt and helping ease bankers' pain. The internet has been buzzing with opinion on the merits or otherwise.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
The private equity ranks are being swelled by leveraged financiers.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Large-ish deals are still possible – with more equity, less debt and a crowded negotiating table.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Tougher times, tougher fundraising? Not if you're a European mid-market GP, it seems.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Lest anyone has forgotten, heavily leveraged buyouts aren't the only tool in the private equity box.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
What's the real risk of private equity? Christian Diller and Ivan Herger test a number of different portfolios using historic performance data to arrive at an answer.
9 min read · 12 January 2013
London-headquartered Permira strengthens its US push with the hire of JP Morgan Securities' John Coyle to co-head its New York office.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
Hawaii is proving to be no paradise for private equity.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
Barry Siadat has left Arsenal Capital to raise a fund focussed on global speciality chemicals.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
