KKR appoints Japan advisor * Pantheon hires three for Asia * Cinven hires in Hong Kong * Deshpande quits ICICI Venture * Morgan Stanley appoints infrastructure head * AIG hires in Japan and Hong Kong * Babcock & Brown chairman and CEO give in * Battery Ventures expands Israel team, to set shop in India * Olympus Capital sets up Indian team
7 min read · 12 January 2013
With the outlook gloomy for global markets, the sun is shining on Nordic private equity funds as they continue to attract capital at a healthy rate. Toby Mitchenall finds out why investors look favourably on the region, even in the dark times.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Leading Swiss private equity professionals believe that scepticism about the future prosperity of the asset class is misplaced. Andy Thomson reports from Zurich.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Despite current market turmoil, there's no need for gloom when it comes to the likely long-term results delivered by buyout funds. Katharina Lichtner of Capital Dynamics examines the various factors impacting performance and reaches some encouraging conclusions.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
Does the end of cheap debt spell the end of Europe's exit boom?
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Private equity is well positioned to cope with the credit crunch. Its main worry is what comes afterwards.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
After the public embarrassment surrounding Steven Rattner's resignation, Credit Suisse turned to longtime DLJ veteran Nicole Arnaboldi to lead its in-house private equity arm, smashing a glass ceiling in the process. By Suzanne Weinstock.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
According to Earlybird's Rolf Mathies, the European venture capital market is on the brink of a renaissance, but it is the firms with experience of cycles that will be able to seize the moment. Toby Mitchenall reports.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
With a little regulatory creativity, four US private equity firms have carved out a banking niche. More are sure to follow. By Cezary Podkul.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
STATSHOT 2008-10-01 Staff Writer New data released by the EVCA illustrates the stuttering recovery underway in the European venture capital market. The damage done to valuations since the beginning of the credit crunch and the near shutdown of public markets in the latter part of 2007 has had a clearly visib
1 min read · 12 January 2013
