A challenging economic climate calls for innovative ways of producing greater savings and efficiencies within companies. Kevin Ley and Jennifer Harris explore some ways in which private equity firms, with this in mind, are interacting with their portfolios
8 min read · 08 February 2013
Marc Lasry's $6bn buys senior debt in struggling companies including major LBO deals. This puts his firm, Avenue Capital, in a position to do what many mainstream private equity GPs arguably did not do – namely, invest in good companies at a discount. By Christopher Witkowsky
10 min read · 08 February 2013
Rules governing FDIC-assisted bank buyouts have been softened – but life will still be made tough for GPs by many of the remaining provisions. Jennifer Harris reports
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Despite Prudential Real Estate Investors' global heft, chief executive officer Allen Smith believes the firm is as nimble, and flexible, as any boutique operation. By Zoe Hughes
10 min read · 08 February 2013
Going public requires significant investment in your finance, admin, and IR teams, as KKR’s preparations for its public listing show, writes Jennifer Harris.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Investors eager to gain exposure to the US infrastructure story have more choices than ever for doing so, including the newly-introduced Build America Bonds. With $33bn issued, are these securities likely to pose a threat to PPPs? Cezary Podkul investigates.
9 min read · 08 February 2013
Florida’s $1.68bn I-595 corridor improvement is probably the most celebrated toll road deal in the US since the Chicago Skyway. Yet by all accounts, it’s the deal that almost wasn’t. Cezary Podkul examines how the project happened.
7 min read · 08 February 2013
A bubbly stock market has generated a clutch of potential IPOs, but the window will not be open forever.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
US pensions are looking to educate themselves about infrastructure asset managers – the best sign yet that they may yet follow Australian superannuation funds in fueling the growth of the asset class in a big way.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The Institutional Limited Partners Association has written to suggest amendments to IASB’s latest draft on consolidated financial statements.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
