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
A recent UK deal shows that companies with huge pension deficits need not be left on the shelf.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
HEDGE FUNDS IN THE CLASSROOM 2005-09-02 Staff Writer Anyone tempted to think that top financiers are too focused on making money to take note of the world's social ills, should consider the charitable efforts of Arpad “Arki” Busson, the French hedge fund guru. Busson has made money – and plenty of it. Estima
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Distressed players with real estate experience are looking to REITS as a new way to raise capital.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Real estate secondary specialist Liquid Realtyhas recently added two new professionals to its expanding roster.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Dutch real estate firm Westplan Investors has raised a $24 million fund focused on the Southeastern US.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
Through its portfolio company Targa Resources, the global private equity firm has announced the acquisition of the midstream energy business of Dynegy for approximately $2.4bn.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
ISIS Equity Partners, led by Wol Kolade, will soon cease to be a captive operation – a move prompted less by a hunger for independence than a pragmatic view on hindering accounting rules, writes Jonn Elledge.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
