A start-up organisation is aiming to loosen resistance to tolling on Capitol Hill. Private investment in public infrastructure would be part of the discussion.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
Lexington Partners’ founder Brent Nicklas has spent the last 20 years trying to create LP-friendly products – and in doing so, has built one of world’s biggest secondaries managers. In a rare interview, he tells James Taylor that it’s time for private equity to start focusing exclusively on its most important constituency: investors
10 min read · 15 January 2013
Next year, one of these Republicans hopes to replace Barack Obama as US President. With financial regulation and taxation high on the political agenda, who would be the best bet for the private equity industry?
6 min read · 15 January 2013
A sensible allocation to distressed debt and related strategies within a portfolio can smooth out volatility and boost returns, says CalPERS’ Réal Desrochers
6 min read · 15 January 2013
Macquarie and Skanska are targeting an early next year close for the long-running project to improve a major tunnel in Virginia, a closely watched public-private partnership.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
Breslauer’s Patron Capital acquired a portfolio of hotels out of administration last month (at the same time as he ascended Yosemite’s El Capitan. PERE Magazine November 2011 issue.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Things have slowed significantly in European private equity real estate, but at least the big beast of Europe has an on-going reason to invest. PERE Magazine, November 2011 issue.
4 min read · 15 January 2013
Apollo's real estate arm, led by Joe Azrack, charts a new course in the wake of the global financial crisis and its acquisition of Citi Property Investors.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
Debt-focused initiatives in India are attracting attention as macroeconomic conditions shift.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
Secondary platforms are helping smaller investors to engage with this burgeoning market. However, some GPs are concerned about the potential risks, writes Sam Sutton.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
