Indian PE investments halve in 2008 * CDH, Goldman invest $100m in solar company * CHAMP spends A$150m on equipment finance * IDFC PE backs cable manufacturer * PE landscape expected to change in UAE * MSPE Asia invests $38m in Indian castor oil * Blackstone invests in Indian seed company * Daewoo Electronics sale abandoned
5 min read · 08 February 2013
News on professional service providers to the private equity market.
7 min read · 08 February 2013
Vilified by the press over a high-profile deal gone wrong, BC Partners met its critics head on at a rare press conference.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The total value of private equity activity in Italy soared in the first half of 2008, but by the end of the year deal-doing was largely off the agenda. Reporting from Milan, Andy Thomson asks what happens next
5 min read · 08 February 2013
What lies in store for the 2009 fundraising market? PEI assesses the mood of limited partners around the world and finds out which LPs have risen to the top of the popularity stakes. By Matt Levin
10 min read · 08 February 2013
Listed French private equity firm Eurazeo is keeping a close eye on its portfolio companies while resisting the temptation to micro-manage. Andy Thomson met with executive board chairman Patrick Sayer, who is confident he can ride the economic storm – and maybe even give a boost to his firm's ailing share price
7 min read · 08 February 2013
A UK diagnostics firm is launching an aggressive growth strategy
1 min read · 08 February 2013
Uncertainty over general partners' ability to draw down capital is yet another unforeseen problem the market crisis has created
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The Eastern European-focused alternative asset manager gave its first live online question and answer session, with senior investment executives making predictions for 2009. Last week Apax for the first time used an online video to communicate with investors.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Emerging markets are best placed to weather a global financial downturn, writes Jerome Booth.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
