It takes considerable skill and expertise to establish a successful fund investment operation dedicated t to private equity, i although being in the right place at the right time helps as well. Jens Bisgaard-Frantzen leads the team of private equity investment professionals at ATP Private Equity Partners: they have the experience and the money to make an impact. Philip Borel finds out how this recent arrival in the LP big league came about, and how it is advancing.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Americas 2003-10-01 Staff Writer <strong>America<br> <bold>Monitor</bold></strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>Secrets worth keeping?</strong><br> <quotation><bold>Regardless of what will eventually be decided by a Californian superior
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Boasting one of the largest institutional venture capital fund portfolios in Europe, the European Investment Fund is having to permanently balance commercial investment considerations with its political mandate. Not an easy task, finds Ricky Morton.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
Americas 2003-09-01 Staff Writer <strong>Americas<br> Monitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>Collateral damage</strong><br> <quotation><bold>The ideological backlash to Enronitis is threatening to stifle America's entrepreneurial spirit, wit
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Half-year results of the publicly quoted Standard Life European Private Equity Trust reveal an improvement of net asset value over the six months to 31 March.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Drawing on advice from Capital Dynamics and Morgan Stanley, AIG has placed $250m in triple-A rated bonds backed by private equity fund investments as part of a $1bn securitisation.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
With bank loans, bonds and other interest-related forms of finance off-limits to many Middle Eastern investing institutions, equity investments, including private equity, are the focus of activity. But Western private equity professionals seeking access to the vast capital reserves of the Middle East must first understand how shari'ah applies to the asset class. Simon Sheppard examines a distinctly Islamic form of compliance.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
The turnaround market, it would seem, has more characters than a Fellini movie. Each plays an important role in this sprawling market, and each is eager not to be confused with the other, often deceptively similar protagonists.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
American turnaround and restructuring consultants are expanding operations in Europe, and private equity firms are prime targets. Many of their clients, it turns out, are US private equity shops that have bitten off more than they can chew on the Continent and in the UK. Are these pond-crossing trouble seekers headed toward a similar culture shock? David Snow investigates.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Americas 2003-08-01 Staff Writer <strong>Monitor<br> America</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>Push the peanut</strong><br> <bold>Sponsor-to-sponsor buyouts are in vogue – and to many investors, a cause for concern. Are private equity firms buying fr
10 min read · 12 January 2013
