The US bank and the global buyout firm have held talks about the possibility of strengthening co-investment ties, after Merrill Lynch sounded out TPG last year on the possibility of receiving a capital injection from the buyout firm.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The US bank and the global buyout firm have held talks about the possibility of strengthening co-investment ties, after Merrill Lynch sounded out TPG last year on the possibility of receiving a capital injection from the buyout firm.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Kemal Kaya, a leading figure in the Turkish banking world, has joined Blackstone, as buyout firms descend on the region.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The French fund of funds’ fundraising success comes as its core European mid-market remains buoyant despite difficulties in the worldwide credit markets.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The potential for private equity growth in the Middle East is undeniable. Opportunities to invest abound. Capital is plentiful. But people are in short supply. Nicholas Lockley looks at how the region is tackling the human capital issue.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Controversy has surrounded China's attempts to ramp up its investment activities on the international stage. But what are its real motivations? And are fears in the US and elsewhere irrational? Albert McLelland provide revealing insights into the thinking behind China's outbound moves.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
The continuing flow of capital that is being attracted by even the larger private equity funds appears to have put paid to any notion that investors in the asset class would opt out at a time when market conditions have become more challenging. However, the jury is out on whether the fundraising momentum will be sustained once the effects of any downturn can be more clearly seen. Andy Thomson reports.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is one of the world's most influential institutional investors, fusing both GP and LP activities. The recently promoted head of its private equity arm, Erol Uzumeri, spoke with Amanda Janis about Teachers' efforts to be a pension that isn't ‘your Dad's Cadillac’.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
The unrelenting rise of sovereign wealth and a promising outlook for MENA private equity funds were among the key talking points at PEI’s Middle East Private Equity Forum in Dubai.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
The unrelenting rise of sovereign wealth and a promising outlook for MENA private equity funds were among the key talking points at PEI’s Middle East Private Equity Forum in Dubai.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
