The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board moves very large sums of money in and out of private equity. Direct investment is a key component of its strategy finds Philip Borel.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
A fund targeting family businesses in Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria has closed ahead of target thanks in part to the region's improving exit prospects.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Having listed on the London Stock Exchange in May, Kuwait's Global Investment House has now opted to raise a new fund there as well.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
Investor support for private equity fund managers continues to rise, in spite of concerns that some are not sticking to the agreed script.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Two decades of severe underinvestment have left global energy markets struggling to meet rising demand – and private equity firms with a massive opportunity.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
TPG-controlled XOJET has secured nearly $2.5bn in debt and equity as it goes head-to-head with Warren Buffet-backed NetJets.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
Just months after its Euronext-traded Carlyle Capital fund folded, the private equity firm is shutting down an affiliated hedge fund. It backed away from its previous hedge fund strategy, a fund of hedge funds, in 2003.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The French alternatives firm has smashed its initial fundraising target of €300m against a difficult market backdrop, a week after selling a stake in the management company to Spanish firm N+1.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
The semiconductor giant’s venture capital wing will make commitments to Yatra.com, BuzzInTown.com, and Emnet Samsara Media from its $250m dedicated India fund.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Green energy shines amid a bleak deal landscape, writes King & Spalding's Mark Thompson.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
