General partners must patiently wait for deal flow to thaw, writes Nicholas Lockley.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The success of TDC, the Danish telecoms company backed by a buyout consortium, in deleveraging by buying its own debt at a discount, has tempted other firms to follow suit.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Forward-looking fund managers are preparing their portfolio companies for life in a deteriorating economic and financial climate, delegates at PEI’s Asia Forum in Hong Kong learned.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Private equity veterans and blank cheque executives lauded the merits of special purpose acquisition companies at a conference today in New York, but warned the challenge is finding the right deal within a set time frame.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Russell Read looks to become an environmental rainmaker after a two-year stint at the $244bn US pension.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Eastern and Central European countries with programs encouraging public-private partnerships are more likely to obtain infrastructure investments than their Western European neighbours, a study finds.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Eastern and Central European countries with programmes encouraging public-private partnerships are more likely to obtain infrastructure investments than their Western European neighbours, a study finds.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The diversified firm, jointly led by Charles Kaye, has surpassed its target by 25 percent, as investors look to emerging markets and growth capital for returns.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Tone Grant has been convicted of defrauding TH Lee and other investors during his tenure at the once-mighty commodities brokerage.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Kemal Kaya, a leading figure in the Turkish banking world, has joined Blackstone, as buyout firms descend on the region.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
