The total value of private equity activity in Italy soared in the first half of 2008, but by the end of the year deal-doing was largely off the agenda. Reporting from Milan, Andy Thomson asks what happens next
5 min read · 08 February 2013
Three recent surveys reveal that investors in private equity funds are hindered by practicalities and frustrated by GP attitudes but excited by long-term performance. Andy Thomson reprts
3 min read · 08 February 2013
What lies in store for the 2009 fundraising market? PEI assesses the mood of limited partners around the world and finds out which LPs have risen to the top of the popularity stakes. By Matt Levin
10 min read · 08 February 2013
Christopher Flowers should be making hay. But at the outset of an historic buying opportunity, why are some of his firm's limited partners running for cover? Matt Levin and David Snow investigate
6 min read · 08 February 2013
KKR Financial has been given an ultimatum by the New York Stock Exchange
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Uncertainty over general partners' ability to draw down capital is yet another unforeseen problem the market crisis has created
3 min read · 08 February 2013
Fund placement agents active in the asset class say LPs are likely to stick with infrastructure despite the economic downturn and may even up their commitments as a result of it.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
AIG Global Real Estate, the property investor and fund management arm of global insurance and financial services company AIG, is planning the sale of its fund management business. Financial details were not disclosed.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
As private equity write-downs proliferate, the secondaries market is providing much-needed cheer, writes Andy Thomson.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Emerging markets are best placed to weather a global financial downturn, writes Jerome Booth.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
