The implications of the liquidity crisis remain unclear, but confidence is high that investors will not lose their appetite for private equity – and even the larger funds finding it difficult to finance new deals don't seem to be losing support. Andy Thomson reports.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
Oaktree Capital Management is an alternative asset manager well placed to profit from this summer's liquidity crisis. In a rare interview, co-founder and chairman Howard Marks talked with PEI about changes in market cycles, his firm's innovative investment approach and the decision to float its management company, on Goldman's private exchange.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
Katja Salovaara explains why the market lull will not divert Finnish pension Ilmarinen from increasing its commitment to private equity. By Andy Thomson.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
An African buyout fund has got off to a flyer on the fundraising trail, thanks to a little help from Saudi Arabian royalty.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Permira, a leading leveraged buyout proponent, returns to its growth capital roots.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
Amid a tight capital market, American Capital has monetised a chunk of its vast portfolio.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
As energy deals surge, a New York sector specialist is seeking billions in fresh commitments.
6 min read · 12 January 2013
A larger buyout market has shown signs of gathering momentum in Spain over the last few years. To what extent has it been derailed by the credit crunch? Toby Lewis explores.
4 min read · 12 January 2013
In a recent interview with sister magazine Private Equity International, Oaktree chairman Howard Marks discussed his firm’s rapid expansion and expertise in profiting from troubled times.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
A $3.5 billion distressed-for-control fund was recently closed by MHR Fund Management, the New York firm led by Carl Icahn’s former chief investment advisor Mark Rachesky. It is more than three times the size of the firm’s 2002 fund.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
