Private equity real estate firms around the globe last year set a new record on the fundraising trail, according to proprietary statistics from PERE magazine.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Private equity real estate firms around the globe last year set a new record on the fundraising trail, according to proprietary statistics from PERE magazine.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The largest Islamically funded leveraged buyout debt in the UK has been syndicated by German bank West LB to investors in the Middle East, some of whom do not participate in Western market debt syndication for religious reasons.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Linklaters’ banking partners Annette Kurdian and Nick Syson outline the shift to tighter deal terms and structure which began amid last summer’s liquidity crisis and shows little sign of abating.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Linklaters’ banking partners Annette Kurdian and Nick Syson outline the shift to tighter deal terms and structure which began amid last summer’s liquidity crisis and shows little sign of abating.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
In January, Tony James, president of the Blackstone Group, met with our US editor David Snow for a wide-ranging, exclusive interview. Unsurprisingly given current industry trends, Asian private equity was one of the main topics of the conversation.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
Obstacles still remain, but Europe's private equity markets are becoming more integrated. Peter Cornelius and Karlijn Juttmann of AlpInvest Partners look at the implications.
9 min read · 12 January 2013
The near-term future of the leveraged buyout market presents an unfolding tale of two halves. Mid-market private equity firms will cautiously continue to acquire quality companies, while mega-fund managers will dramatically downsize their deal sizes and pursue alternative deal structures. David Snow asks LBO insiders to take the temperature of 2008.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
After several record-breaking years for the new kings of capitalism, life suddenly seems less than straightforward. Andy Thomson looks at some of the likely twists and turns in store for private equity in 2008.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
If European venture is a hard sell, Italian venture is even tougher. But that didn't stop two former executives of large private equity groups from plunging into the space with a debut fund.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
