With retailers in the West taking a beating, GPs are eyeing recession-resistant investments. The outlook is less bleak in the emerging markets. And distressed retail is in fashion for those with cash in their wallets. PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009
8 min read · 08 February 2013
The talk of the town has been the potential for LPs to default on capital calls. It may be just noise at the moment but it is raising questions about counterparty risk. For their part, LPs want greater transparency for their cash. PERE Magazine December 2008/January 2009
4 min read · 08 February 2013
From one to 100 LPs in five years * GBS holds second close on fourth fund * Accel India venture fund closes on $60m * Birla makes PE entry * UBS sees growth in the Middle East * Asia Alternatives: no need to change strategy * Starfish Ventures falls short * Softbank China sets up RMB fund * Endeavour seeks $300m for venture fund * Chinese bank to launch healthcare fund * Macquarie to launch A$1bn infrastructure FoF * Darby's India retail fund raises $147m
10 min read · 08 February 2013
Healthcare play * Intel invests in three Chinese companies * Blackstone partners with Korean pension fund * Saudi firm sells contracting company * Malaysian oil and gas gets $70m boost
4 min read · 08 February 2013
Difficult times in the market can be an opportunity to solidify your reputation, with the right communication strategy. By Alexander Leventhal, Broadgate Communications
7 min read · 08 February 2013
Twenty-five years after it spun out from 3i, Bernard Fairman's traditional 80s-style venture capital firm has been reincarnated as a forward-thinking, cleantech-focused, alternative asset manager
5 min read · 08 February 2013
As firms focus on their core competencies, back office employees are often the first to go
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The head of Castle Harlan is adding to the criticism that fair-value accounting is contributing to the economic crisis
4 min read · 08 February 2013
A New York private equity firm has been drawn to a deposit-heavy institution, Suzanne Weinstock reports
3 min read · 08 February 2013
AFRICA IN BRIEF 2009-01-01 Staff Writer Tunga Management Company, a newly launched infrastructure, mining and private equity fund formed by Namibian affiliates of South African asset manager OldMutual Group, will sell a 26 percent stake in itself to a <bold>black empowerment enterprise</bold> (BE
3 min read · 08 February 2013
