Pakistan's economy reels from burgeoning trade and budget deficits, and the political and security situation shows no signs of improving. Still, the few GPs investing in the country predict an active year. Siddharth Poddar reports.
8 min read · 08 February 2013
As enthusiasm for investing in Asian distressed debt rises, investors need to ensure they keep a firm eye on the risks as well as the rewards, says Hugo Williamson.
8 min read · 08 February 2013
The economic crisis has eaten into short-term prospects for private equity in the MENA region, with many GPs putting investment activity on hold. But confidence in the region has merely been dimmed, not extinguished. Jenny Blinch reports.
10 min read · 08 February 2013
Will 2009 see a return to opportunisitc investment it used to be?
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The private equity industry could yet be surprised by government efforts to oversee finance, says a legal expert
5 min read · 08 February 2013
There has been little progress toward making the International Financial Reporting Standards a good fit for private equity, and hence scant adoption by the industry in Europe
4 min read · 08 February 2013
One firm wants to be first into Iraq to gain an advantage over more cautious rivals
4 min read · 08 February 2013
Feeder funds, typically offered by private banks, have the highest exposure to high-net-worth individuals, and therefore to potential defaults. David Snow investigates the scale of the problem
6 min read · 08 February 2013
In the wake of an influential limited partner's claim that funds of funds represent “ignorant capital”, Andy Thomson investigates whether they still have a key role to play in the private equity industry
7 min read · 08 February 2013
A Scottish diagnostics firm is marketing new technology to identify cervical cancer – with the help of venture capitalists
2 min read · 08 February 2013
