A social phenomenon is taking place in Poland as residents trade up from Soviet-style homes to Western apartments. Private equity real estate investors are following the trend, in Warsaw and beyond. By Robin Marriott
8 min read · 12 January 2013
Ian Taylor is leaving the firm he transformed to play more golf and to work on his property interests.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
HarbourVest, Lexington Partners and Partners Group have invested in the Nasdaq-listed buyout firm’s new fund.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
China's property markets are luring investors from around the world, but corruption and kickbacks can make any real estate a tricky proposition. By Robin Marriott
5 min read · 12 January 2013
In October, H&Q Asia Pacific realised its ground-breaking investment in Beijing Mei Da Coffee, selling a controlling stake in the local operator of more than 60 Starbucks retail stores in Beijing and Tianjing back to Starbucks for an undisclosed amount. Here, H&Q Asia Pacific founder and chairman Hsu Ta-Lin shares his views on backing brand names in Asia's rapidly growing consumer markets.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Following the Asian crisis, non-performing loan investment helped establish private equity in Asia. Motoya Kitamura of Alternative Investment Capital tells the story so far and looks at the future of Asian distress.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Sanjiv Kapur, the former head of Asian private equity at Henderson Private Capital, is returning to the industry with a new mission in Singapore.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Despite being targeted at stock markets with apparently voracious investor appetite, some recent European private equity-backed new issues have been forced into sharply lowering their price expectations. Andy Thomson looks at what's sparking investor resistance.
9 min read · 12 January 2013
How do you steer an LP super tanker through the sometimes choppy waters of global private equity? In October,Wim Borgdorff, head of fund investment at AlpInvest Partners, spoke to Philip Borel about the challenges facing Europe's largest limited partner.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
Ripplewood Holdings, a US private equity firm, and Videoncon Industries, an Indian strategic partner, have won the race to acquire Korea’s Daewoo Electronics in a transaction worth a reported $700 million.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
