There's no denying that the mid-market remains the major talking point in a French private equity market wrestling with competition and overly aggressive leverage. But, just over the horizon, lies a vision of a mature industry populated by well-differentiated managers. Andy Thomson reports.
9 min read · 12 January 2013
The current increase in fundraising activity is good news for placement agents. But intense competition for mandates and a sharpened focus on professional standards means a shakeout in the industry is likely to occur, writes Philip Borel.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Life is getting tougher for foreign GPs in South Korea, so Newbridge Capital has decided to make a donation.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
GRAEME WHITE<br/>HEAD OF BARCLAYS PRIVATE EQUITY 2005-04-02 Staff Writer Graeme White, managing director and head of Barclays Private Equity, has died after an 11-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family at his London home on March 4th. He was 51 years
5 min read · 12 January 2013
ROSEY OUTLOOK 2005-04-02 Staff Writer Last month, Blackstone co-founder Stephen Schwarzman was given the Charlie Rose treatment. Rose is known to America because of The Charlie Rose Show, a high-brow, public television interview programme. Rose interviewed Schwarzman as part of a series of discussions aired
3 min read · 12 January 2013
OPENED & CLOSED 2005-03-02 Staff Writer <strong>OPENED & CLOSED</strong><br> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">FUNDS OPENED</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FUND</td>
2 min read · 12 January 2013
John Muse and the rest of the Dallas leadership of Hicks Muse Tate & Furst say they have finetuned a ‘formula for success’, and it doesn't involve Europe, Latin America, high tech or Tom Hicks. David Snow reports.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Vincenzo Morelli returns to the fray as TPG's new European operations pointman.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
Governor Schwarzenegger wants CalPERS to become a ‘defined-contribution’ plan. Is this a harbinger of the end of days for traditional public pensions in private equity?
4 min read · 12 January 2013
Imported from the US, second lien strips are being increasingly used in leveraged finance transactions in Europe. Paul Mullen, partner in Lovell’s acquisition finance practice explains how they work and the structuring issues they present.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
