Debt and distressed player GSC Partners is launching a hedge fund – and picking up two distressed pros to help. By Aaron Lovell.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The UK mid-market specialist has made four times its money on its investment in Fosbel via a secondary disposal to American Capital Strategies.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Halifax booked a four-times equity return on its investment in Soil Safe.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Taking cues from private equity funds, distressed players with experience in property assets are increasingly looking towards real estate investment trusts as a new way to raise capital. By Aaron Lovell
3 min read · 12 January 2013
The involvement of George Soros in private equity is coming to an end after a career that touched the industry in many different ways. By Jonn Elledge.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
MVision's Paula Chester points to ten things in private placement memoranda that will keep investors from reaching for their guns.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
Superannuation funds have made a major contribution to the development of private equity in Australia. Now, they face a new challenge: to diversify their portfolios internationally. Andy Thomson reports.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Australian buyouts have delivered strong returns in recent years, and new funds being marketed are in demand as never before. But as the level of capital in play increases, is it time to worry about competitive pressures? Andy Thomson finds few are panicking just yet.
9 min read · 12 January 2013
Popularized by a former MTV personality, the latest Internet media trend is gaining listeners among Silicon Valley's most respected venture capitalists.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Armed with a debut fund, Christopher Flowers, a major force behind the Shinsei success, is making a splash in Europe's financial services sector.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
