Dubai International Capital and Dubai Group have been placed into the same holding company, while the debt-laden emirate has also combined back office functions for its three real estate entities.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Infrastructure investors active in the region can expect more club deals by banks and a resurgence of multilateral and export agencies as sources of liquidity, according to project finance lawyers at law firm Shearman & Sterling.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Fair value accounting demands private equity real estate mark to market. However, how does a GP mark to a market that is almost non-existent? PERE magazine February 2009 issue
4 min read · 08 February 2013
As private equity real estate fund managers prepare their year-end valuation reports, how are GPs facing the challenge of marking to a rapidly declining property market? PERE magazine February 2009 issue
8 min read · 08 February 2013
Crisis translates into job cuts * Co-head of Permira's Japan office leaves * Morgan Stanley lays off Asia PE banking and China property heads * KKR hires two in Australia Tasman appoints CFO * EMP Global names two MDs for Asia * Citi appoints new Asian private equity banking head * Morgan Stanley AIP opens Hong Kong office * TVM Capital promotes two venture partners * BerchWood plans push into Asia, augments London team * Bohai fund appoints CEO * CP Eaton appoints a vice president * KPMG appoints PE head for Asia-Pacific * Barclays Capital Japan hires two ex-Lehmans PE bankers
10 min read · 08 February 2013
With many global banks cutting back on leveraged finance activities in the Asia-Pacific region, it would be easy to assume the buyout market is grinding to a halt. But in fact, while mega-buyouts are out of the question, the small- and mid-market segments are alive and well – or will be once purchase prices come down. Jenny Blinch reports.
7 min read · 08 February 2013
Contestant: Susan Mangiero, Managing member, Business Valuation Analytics Member, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts Not being too familiar with derivative instrument pricing and default risk analysis, a company hires an expert to investigate whether the swaps reflect a hedge versus a market bet and to further assess how the company should adjust the valuation of its equity stake. What does the expert need to look at and how should she arrive at an appropriate conclusion?
3 min read · 08 February 2013
In the second in a two-part series on debt buybacks, Steven Bortnick, Bradley Boericke and Timothy Leska explore the tax implications of structuring a debt purchase. In our January issue, they examined the legal implications.
8 min read · 08 February 2013
News on professional service providers to the private equity market.
7 min read · 08 February 2013
The total value of private equity activity in Italy soared in the first half of 2008, but by the end of the year deal-doing was largely off the agenda. Reporting from Milan, Andy Thomson asks what happens next
5 min read · 08 February 2013
