Following a period of frenzied fundraising for pan-regional Asian funds, the focus is now shifting to standalone pockets of opportunity, writes Siddharth Poddar.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Macquarie Infrastructure Group will no longer enhance dividends with ‘surplus funds’ from debt refinancings.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The legislative landscape for public-private partnerships in America is changing fast. Cezary Podkul reports.
6 min read · 08 February 2013
Instead of an IPO, many GPs this year are facing a restructure. Everton Robertson offers them the advice of an offshore counsel.
4 min read · 08 February 2013
Limited partners should cast aside traditional categorisations of risk and re-think expected returns and fees, according to a white paper published by the placement agent. The paper also identifies 70 funds in the market for $100bn, of which 55 are first-time managers.
5 min read · 08 February 2013
PERE looks at three deals – one good, one bad and one that has the potential to be both – and the reasons for their divergent turns of fate. RREEF's deal to acquire a $510m office in Beijing went badly thanks to a local seller who falsified due diligence materials. PERE July/August 2009
6 min read · 08 February 2013
Qiming brings in three, raises $320m * Philipp to go it alone in MENA * Morgan Stanley appoints Japanese PE head * JPMorgan pro joins Blackstone's GSO * Paul Capital appoints Hong Kong office head * Carlyle hires Citibank Japan president * Credit Suisse appoints Asian head of sponsors
5 min read · 08 February 2013
Limited partners should cast aside traditional categorisations of risk and re-think expected returns and fees, according to a white paper published by the placement agent. The paper also identifies 70 funds in the market for $100bn, of which 55 are first-time managers.
5 min read · 08 February 2013
With $5.64bn in commitments, Global Infrastructure Partners is the largest independent first-time infrastructure fund ever organised. Three years after the firm’s launch, the bulk of the fund is yet to be invested, and with markets still in disarray, new investments are difficult to close. But Adebayo Ogunlesi, the man in charge, isn’t in a hurry. Chris Josselyn and Philip Borel find out why.
9 min read · 08 February 2013
Indian private equity firms are hoping the election result will bring a host of new opportunities their way. By Amit Ratanpal
4 min read · 08 February 2013
