Pine Brook Road Partners, along with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, PartnerRe and Renaissance Re, has pumped $500m into Essent – a new private mortgage insurance company targeting US residential loans.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
Is this week’s wrap-up of the £6.2bn PFI for London’s M25 motorway a sign that the project finance market is finally getting going again, asks Chris Josselyn.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Experts presenting at the PEI Active Portfolio Management Forum in New York described sellers in the secondaries market reluctant to agree deals at steep discounts, and buyers waiting on the sidelines.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The Canadian private equity firm has been amassing the bankrupt casino operator’s senior debt. Onex made the investment from its third buyout fund, which is nearing a $3.5bn close.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The New York-based real estate firm, which was originally targeting investments primarily in Latin America, is now targeting the US. The firm is also raising an agribusiness vehicle targeting agricultural land in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
The publicly listed alternative investment firm will sell Class A shares to repay a portion of its outstanding debt as well as generate working capital that may be used to fund GP contributions to Fortress funds.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The dearth of new funding threatens market development
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Chicago has been forced to shelve plans to lease Midway Airport, but this reflects problems in the financial markets rather than with public private partnerships
3 min read · 08 February 2013
London’s G20 summit failed to produce the promised infrastructure binge, and now there are grumbles that the various national investment plans aren’t leading to much new work either. By Michael Kapoor
6 min read · 08 February 2013
The Cayman Islands-based firm has launched a residential housing fund, with hopes of closing the vehicle by the end of the year. Half the fund is expected to invest in Peru and Colombia. The firm's last fund closed on $42m last year.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
