HEDGE FUNDS IN THE CLASSROOM 2005-09-02 Staff Writer Anyone tempted to think that top financiers are too focused on making money to take note of the world's social ills, should consider the charitable efforts of Arpad “Arki” Busson, the French hedge fund guru. Busson has made money – and plenty of it. Estima
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Distressed players with real estate experience are looking to REITS as a new way to raise capital.
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Real estate secondary specialist Liquid Realtyhas recently added two new professionals to its expanding roster.
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Dutch real estate firm Westplan Investors has raised a $24 million fund focused on the Southeastern US.
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TowerBrook Capital Partners, the private equity firm formerly known as Soros Private Equity, has completed its first deal since being spun out of the Soros empire in April.
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The fixed income asset manager of US-listed Prudential Financial has hired a European team to expand its leveraged finance business.
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Through its portfolio company Targa Resources, the global private equity firm has announced the acquisition of the midstream energy business of Dynegy for approximately $2.4bn.
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There are considerable opportunities in the Chinese non-performing loan (NPL) market, but foreign involvement has so far been scant. Albert McLelland and Sunny Lin cast an eye over recent developments.
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In the same week that Blackstone announced plans to open an office in India, KKR is reportedly considering its first Asian investment – an $800m stake in Samsung Life Assurance.
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Buyouts increase their stranglehold as investment in Europe reaches a new high.
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