Permira has offered its LPs a way out of their commitments – but at a steep price
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Two senior communicators from Blackstone and Warburg Pincus, respectively, have departed
3 min read · 08 February 2013
As firms focus on their core competencies, back office employees are often the first to go
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The head of Castle Harlan is adding to the criticism that fair-value accounting is contributing to the economic crisis
4 min read · 08 February 2013
AFRICA IN BRIEF 2009-01-01 Staff Writer Tunga Management Company, a newly launched infrastructure, mining and private equity fund formed by Namibian affiliates of South African asset manager OldMutual Group, will sell a 26 percent stake in itself to a <bold>black empowerment enterprise</bold> (BE
3 min read · 08 February 2013
ASIA IN BRIEF 2009-01-01 Staff Writer Global private equity firm <bold>The Blackstone Group</bold> has signed a memorandum of understanding with the W229 trillion ($183 billion) National Pension Service, to invest up to $2 billion alongside it in undervalued stocks, bonds and real estate in the K
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Private equity fund managers marking their investments to market may be doing their over-allocated LPs a muchneeded favour
4 min read · 08 February 2013
A meltdown in the buyout industry may lead to an outbreak of symptoms last seen during venture capital's black plague
4 min read · 08 February 2013
Blood is thicker than water in private equity, as evidenced by the number of firms where domestic relationships extend to the boardroom
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Why some firms that had begun to increase their operations in Central and Eastern Europe have put their plans on hold, while others continue to see opportunities. Kevin Ley reports
2 min read · 08 February 2013
