Many private equity real estate groups have money to spend, but no one wants to call the bottom of this crazy crazy market.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Oivind Lorentzen and Jan Naess, who control investment manager and ship agency Northern Navigation, have closed the company’s debut shipping fund. Northern previously invested in six private equity shipping funds totaling $350m through a joint venture with a German bank.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Azure Capital Partners, Crosspoint Venture Partners, GRP Partners and others had invested roughly $270m in the online payment system since 2001.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Real estate prices are set to decline by up to 25 percent in developed markets, according to Townsend co-founder Kevin Lynch. However he said there were plenty of opportunities amid the distress, telling PERE at the ExpoReal conference in Munich that investors were increasing their allocations to the asset class.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Real estate prices are set to decline by up to 25 percent in developed markets, according to Townsend co-founder Kevin Lynch. However he said there were plenty of opportunities amid the distress, telling PERE at the ExpoReal conference in Munich that investors were increasing their allocations to the asset class.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Every PIPE is different, but today's disasters bear an important resemblance to the tech PIPEs of yesteryear, writes David Snow.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
American International Group will retain core business lines while entertaining the divestiture of all remaining units. The embattled insurance company plans to sell as many assets as necessary to repay its $85bn loan from the US government.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The publicly listed firm amended the terms of its unsecured revolving credit agreement, a change analysts say is necessary to preserve access to capital in a challenging environment.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Shanghai opens gates to foreign investors * Lone Star may sue Korean government * Bohai to clinch Xugong deal
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Report: JPMorgan execs line up Indonesian fund * Nexus in India venture push * Chinese billions in TPG fund * Anchorage Capital sees first close for debut fund * Temasek doubles annual profit * Direct Capital to launch NZ$350m fund * Sequoia Capital India raises $725m * Advent bets on Japan * Blackstone gets $100m from Cathay
6 min read · 12 January 2013
