In a rare in-depth interview, KKR co-founder George Roberts discusses both the firm’s and private equity’s ongoing evolution as they move past credit crisis ‘hiccups’ and closer to maturity.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
The $6.5bn pension fund’s $500m commitment to AlpInvest is the fund of fund’s first since being acquired by The Carlyle Group in January.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
For the first time since the credit crisis, Aberdeen Asset Management has launched an Asia Pacific fund of funds vehicle, seeking out a range of strategies from core to opportunistic and targeting returns between 13 and 17 percent per year.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
California Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer, who chairs the Environment and Public Works Committee, has proposed a two-year, $109bn transport bill to replace current legislation expiring on 30 September, while House Republicans led by John Mica (right) are suggesting a six-year, $230bn plan.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The European Investment Bank is facing one of its most daunting challenges: creating a vibrant infrastructure bond market that will one day stand on its own two feet. The bank’s president, Philippe Maystadt, tells Bruno Alves why he’s itching to make this happen sooner rather than later
9 min read · 15 January 2013
Germany has delivered robust economic performance and a surfeit of investment opportunities – so why are three of the country’s private equity professionals wary about the country’s future prospects?
10 min read · 15 January 2013
‘Unitranche’ debt is gaining ground with some US mid-market investors
3 min read · 15 January 2013
One year on from floating its management company and 35 years after its founding, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts continues to aggressively expand and refine its franchise. In a rare in-depth interview, co-founder George Roberts discusses both the firm’s and private equity’s ongoing evolution as they move past credit crisis ‘hiccups’ and closer to maturity.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
Distressed investors have seen some historic opportunities for profits come and go in the rollercoaster markets of the past few years. Now, all eyes are on Europe
5 min read · 15 January 2013
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas is intent on setting its own agenda when it comes to private markets deals.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
