KKR appoints Japan advisor * Pantheon hires three for Asia * Cinven hires in Hong Kong * Deshpande quits ICICI Venture * Morgan Stanley appoints infrastructure head * AIG hires in Japan and Hong Kong * Babcock & Brown chairman and CEO give in * Battery Ventures expands Israel team, to set shop in India * Olympus Capital sets up Indian team
7 min read · 12 January 2013
The most extraordinary events we've ever seen
3 min read · 12 January 2013
With the outlook gloomy for global markets, the sun is shining on Nordic private equity funds as they continue to attract capital at a healthy rate. Toby Mitchenall finds out why investors look favourably on the region, even in the dark times.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Leading Swiss private equity professionals believe that scepticism about the future prosperity of the asset class is misplaced. Andy Thomson reports from Zurich.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Despite current market turmoil, there's no need for gloom when it comes to the likely long-term results delivered by buyout funds. Katharina Lichtner of Capital Dynamics examines the various factors impacting performance and reaches some encouraging conclusions.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
Different GPs have very different attitudes to risk – and produce very different performance profiles as a result. By Andy Thomson.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Does the end of cheap debt spell the end of Europe's exit boom?
6 min read · 12 January 2013
After the public embarrassment surrounding Steven Rattner's resignation, Credit Suisse turned to longtime DLJ veteran Nicole Arnaboldi to lead its in-house private equity arm, smashing a glass ceiling in the process. By Suzanne Weinstock.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
According to Earlybird's Rolf Mathies, the European venture capital market is on the brink of a renaissance, but it is the firms with experience of cycles that will be able to seize the moment. Toby Mitchenall reports.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
With a little regulatory creativity, four US private equity firms have carved out a banking niche. More are sure to follow. By Cezary Podkul.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
