More than 10,000 votes were cast for the third annual PERE Awards and here – over the next dozen pages – we present the winners and runners-up of the global awards. By Robin Marriott, Jonathan Brasse and Zoe Hughes. PERE March 2009
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PERE Magazine, March 2009 issue
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Will 2009 see a return to opportunisitc investment it used to be?
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The private equity industry could yet be surprised by government efforts to oversee finance, says a legal expert
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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
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One firm wants to be first into Iraq to gain an advantage over more cautious rivals
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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
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