The number of property transactions fell by 46 percent in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same time last year, with deals in the Americas down by two-thirds. Asia was the only part of the world to see an increase.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
ON THE RECORD 2008-06-01 Staff Writer <italic>As its communications team put it when describing an April acquisition of railroad company Central Power Products, The Riverside Company “keeps chugging ahead” while many of its mid-market competitors watch deal flow grind to a halt. The New York- and Cleve
3 min read · 12 January 2013
As Western buyout markets continue to encounter challenges, the CEE region is attracting renewed LP interest. But the complexities of investing in the East should not be overlooked. Andy Thomson reports.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Private Equity International is delighted to present a selection of 50 individuals who we think have the power to transform aspects of the industry. The list, which is not a ranking, is ordered alphabetically.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
The private equity industry is in a state of flux – which also makes it a time of opportunity for its supporters and detractors. This section of the magazine is dedicated to those individuals who may, through the influence they wield, find their way into private equity's history book.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Travant Capital Partners has reached its first close within 10 months, raising hopes for the development of a domestic African private equity industry
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Global private energy specialist First Reserve has broadened its investment scope with a $300m investment in barley-based ethanol production.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
The Blackstone Group hasn't lost faith in its investment in Deutsche Telekom – yet.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Private equity firms are queuing up to relieve the banks of their LBO exposure. Ironic? Typical more like.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
HarbourVest Global Private Equity has reaped a 3.9 percent gain in net asset value almost exclusively from secondary interests in its private parent company.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
