In 1626, Dutch settlers supposedly exchanged Native Americans a pile of beads for a deed to Manhattan. 383 years later, Cezary Podkul sat down with Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, to find out how the $3.8 billion lease of his state’s toll road compared with that original big deal
10 min read · 08 February 2013
Asian private equity deal value has risen, but questions remain over the significance of this
7 min read · 08 February 2013
Over the past five years, the top 30 private equity real estate firms in the world have raised more than $211 billion -10 percent more than when PERE last counted capital raising efforts by the industry. Read on to discover the firms garnering the most. PERE Magazine May 2009.
10 min read · 08 February 2013
The fund will enable China and ASEAN countries to cooperate on investments across infrastructure, energy and resources, information and communications.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
The fund will reportedly enable China and ASEAN countries to cooperate on investments across infrastructure, energy and resources, information and communications.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
A summary of infrastructure news from around the world
5 min read · 08 February 2013
No one agrees on the most influential investors in global infrastructure, but there are many strong contenders. Here’s our pick, after asking around the industry.
6 min read · 08 February 2013
The UK-listed mezzanine house is the latest firm to close a Tokyo office after having found the Japanese market difficult to penetrate. It will instead bolster its team in Sydney, where it has seen more deal flow.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
Jack Chandler spent nearly a decade in Asia for global fund management firm LaSalle Investment Management, building a $12bn business with more than 200 staff across six offices. He's not done building. Chandler spoke recently with PERE about his ambitions in the region, why he's not convinced on India and the importance of selling the merits of a deal before the elevator reaches the ground floor. PERE Magazine, April 2009 issue
10 min read · 08 February 2013
Macquarie, Woori back $1bn South Korea fund * Bessemer adds $350m to Fund VII * DBS Private Equity establishes $100m China fund * Avigo raises $150m for India * Japanese bank buys stake in Alternative Investment Capital * Leapfrog reaches halfway to $100m target * Apax sells minority stake to GIC, Future Fund * ING's Australia-listed FoF sounds liquidity alarm * CDC commits $30m to microfinance
7 min read · 08 February 2013