Established in 1972, and responsible for private equity's first-ever fund of funds, Adams Street Partners is not the kind of organisation to flee in fright when a market downturn looms over the horizon. Andy Thomson and Philip Borel met with Bon French and Hanneke Smits in London to find out more about the firm's history, its take on current conditions and its broad-mindedness when it comes to manager selection.
9 min read · 12 January 2013
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board moves very large sums of money in and out of private equity. Direct investment is a key component of its strategy finds Philip Borel.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
A fund targeting family businesses in Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria has closed ahead of target thanks in part to the region's improving exit prospects.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Investor support for private equity fund managers continues to rise, in spite of concerns that some are not sticking to the agreed script.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
TPG-controlled XOJET has secured nearly $2.5bn in debt and equity as it goes head-to-head with Warren Buffet-backed NetJets.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
More middle market private equity firms are also hiring partners with operational expertise to weather the weakening economy, according to a joint ACG-Thomson Reuters survey.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The European buyout firm has made its first foray into financial services with its second deal of the year beating off stiff competition from US rivals in an auction run by UBS.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The smaller mid-market shop has again closed a fund that was more than two times oversubscribed, more than doubling the size of its previous fund as well as capital under management.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The smaller mid-market shop has again closed a fund that was more than two times oversubscribed, more than doubling the size of its previous fund as well as capital under management.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
There has been a sharp fall in optimism among small and medium-sized business according to the latest Bowmark Entrepreneurs’ Index, underlining the uncertainty of the next six months.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
