While fund managers have been busy raising distressed property vehicles, the bitter pill to swallow is that some LPs are unable to allocate equity to such funds at the moment, according to research by a prominent private equity real estate expert.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The $147bn pension has responded to the denominator effect by increasing the amount it is allowed to invest in private equity to 15% of total assets. CalSTRS has similarly bumped its real estate allocation.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
The $147bn pension has responded to the denominator effect by increasing the amount it is allowed to invest in private equity to 15% of total assets. CalSTRS has similarly bumped its real estate allocation.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
When Barack Obama is sworn into the White House in 2009, private equity firms can expect some changes, among them likely increases to capital gains and carried interest taxation. However, his election also could prompt a greater willingness by overseas investors to invest in the US.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
China vets foreign institutions, suspends IPOs * Malaysia welcomes overseas venture investors * China Investment Corp to raise stake in Blackstone
3 min read · 12 January 2013
JPMorgan doubles PE investments in India * GIC turns to private equity
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Credit Suisse bolsters Asian mid-market team 2008-11-01 Staff Writer Despite the credit crunch and malaise in the financial markets, Credit Suisse Private Equity Asia has made two senior hires, continuing the expansion of its Asian private equity team that began last year.<br /> <br /> In April
2 min read · 12 January 2013
As a result of the financial crisis, investors may focus even more closely on the quality of GP reporting. And that's good news for private equity administration specialists in Asia, Andy Thomson discovers.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
ICICI Venture is a name that has become synonymous with Indian private equity. Renuka Ramnath, the managing director and CEO of the firm, speaks to Siddharth Poddar about its evolution, aspirations and more.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Credit woes finally strike the region, as a handful of big-ticket private equity deals are scrapped.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
