‘Specialist fund of funds’ may sound like a contradiction in terms – but lurking in the shadows of the the global multi-manager platforms are a lesser known group of players executing niche strategies.
4 min read · 14 January 2013
What happens when you launch a private equity firm dedicated to investing in financial services at a time when asset valuations are so madly inflated you can’t find anything to buy? You adjust your strategy and build start-ups. But then what do you do when Lehman Brothers blows up and turns an already challenging predicament into something altogether more dangerous? Throw in the towel? In his first ever interview, AnaCap Financial Partners founder Joe Giannamore, a former internet entrepreneur and horse riding professional, explains to Philip Borel how and why his firm has managed to get through it all
10 min read · 14 January 2013
Private equity can’t afford to ignore the ongoing controversy around carried interest and taxation
4 min read · 14 January 2013
In volatile markets, currency hedging can make a big difference to returns – and also help on the fundraising trail, write Philip Bowkley and Andrew Brock
5 min read · 14 January 2013
Assured Guaranty’s recent UK hospital deal signalled the monoline’s return to the infrastructure market. European head Dominic Nathan sat down with Bruno Alves to talk about the firm’s plans and why he sees his firm as providing one of the top five alternative debt solutions going forward.
6 min read · 15 January 2013
Progress is steady rather than spectacular, but the Central Asian and South Caucasus region is starting to open up to infrastructure developers and investors. Stephen Wermert of the Asian Development Bank explains some of the opportunities and pitfalls.
6 min read · 15 January 2013
With Pennsylvania steeped in fiscal morass, an internet lobby group is pressing a methodical governor to get cracking on public-private partnership legislation.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
Secondary platforms are helping smaller investors to engage with this burgeoning market. However, some GPs are concerned about the potential risks. By Sam Sutton
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Since taking the helm at CalPERS in early 2009, CIO Joseph Dear has made it clear he considers private equity, including real estate, a crucial part of the pension plan’s investment strategy. PERE Magazine, March 2012 issue
3 min read · 14 January 2013
The Yanks are coming to Europe to invest in real estate as opportunities begin to emerge and new research supports the move. PERE Magazine, March 2012 issue
4 min read · 14 January 2013
