Mike McCook charted a new course in real estate investment for the state retirement system. Will his successor continue his strategy?
6 min read · 12 January 2013
The two private equity firms have sold Belgium’s Hansen Transmissions to Suzlon Energy for €465m.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
SVG Capital and its fund management business, SVG Advisers, have committed to invest a combined €3.8bn in the new Permira IV fund, which is targeting €8.5bn in total.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
American Capital may have launched its European affiliate, European Capital, on the back of its one-stop buyout shop approach, but the firm aspires to be more than a one-trick pony. By Robert Venes.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
As capital continues to flow into private equity real estate, GPs are gaining the upper hand in negotiating the terms of their fund documents—but that doesn't mean LPs are staying quiet. By Paul Fruchbom
10 min read · 12 January 2013
How long is long-term? As general partners raise, deploy and return capital faster than ever before, their investors may be in danger of getting used to private equity's new short-termism. Ken MacFadyen reports.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
Equafin, the lead investor in the formation of Flagship Credit Corporation, formerly had ties to New York-based Capital Z.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The Paris office of the global private equity firm has carried out the second recapitalisation of Parkeon Group.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Life as a listed private equity firm leaves you exposed to some unwelcome publicity – as 3i discovered when talk of it being a bid target surfaced in February.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
Private equity real estate firms add value—and earn their carry—by transforming property assets. PERE looks at three real-world examples. By Paul Fruchbom
10 min read · 12 January 2013
