Brazilian private equity professionals are trumpeting a major improvement in the country's private equity opportunity. If LPs could get other the politics and see beyond China and India, say Brazilian GPs, they'd be impressed with Brazil's vast economy, sophisticated capital markets and few competing financial investors, David Snow reports.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Texas Pacific Group and co-investors are manoeuvring carefully to avoid the grounding of their Qantas bid
7 min read · 12 January 2013
As regulators keep up their pursuit of Lone Star officials, it's easy to form the impression that Korea is hostile to private equity. Think again.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
The world's biggest private equity firm needs more money, fast.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Private equity real estate investors are rushing into Brazil in search of heavenly returns. But amid the aura of political and economic stability, the emerging market risks continue to loom large. By Paul Fruchbom
10 min read · 12 January 2013
The private equity firm and the merchant bank have teamed up for a second time for this $56.2m effort.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Ian Taylor is leaving the firm he transformed to play more golf and to work on his property interests.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
HarbourVest, Lexington Partners and Partners Group have invested in the Nasdaq-listed buyout firm’s new fund.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The Paris-listed private equity manager invested €1.165 billion in buyouts in the year to 30 June 2006, including its acquisition of Europcar from Volkswagen.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
China's property markets are luring investors from around the world, but corruption and kickbacks can make any real estate a tricky proposition. By Robin Marriott
5 min read · 12 January 2013
