The alternative assets manager is capitalising on the booming wealth of the Gulf region with a spate of new buyout, mezzanine and growth capital funds and an almost 50 percent increase in client assets.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Ratings agency Moody’s is worried about the levels of debt being issued to private equity. It has highlighted refinancing as a concern claiming firms used this as a way to pass risk on to lenders, despite stated intentions to de-leverage.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The record debt package financing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’s landmark £11 billion acquisition of Alliance Boots is proving attractive to debt investors. The buyout firm began its roadshow yesterday.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts will become the latest alternative asset manager to raise funds on the public market, after revealing plans for a $1.25 billion initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange before the end of the year.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The central Europe mezzanine specialist has held a first close on its debut fund as it looks to capitalise on the favourable conditions for mezzanine investors. The fund has raised just under half of its €125 million target.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
In a report likely to catch the attention of the UK Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee investigating private equity, the Bank of England has highlighted the increased risk of systemic failure if a large buyout defaults.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
DIFC, the Dubai government-backed investment group which is a big investor in private equity, has launched a record-sized Islamic finance bond, with the majority of its investors coming from outside the MENA region.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Seol-based Jong Won Lee and Yuchul Rhim have become managing directors at the Silicon Valley-headquartered H&QAP.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Venture debt provider Kreos Capital has strengthened its senior team with the recruitment of Luca Colciago from Noble as a partner. The hire comes as the firm continues to invest its latest fund, which was closed in April and is being deployed at a rapid rate.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Alvarez & Marsal builds China team * Watson Wyatt appoints Sydney specialist * IFC appoints new South Asia head * NEA promotes six * Vestar Japan completes line-up * H&Q Asia Pacific promotes two in Seoul * Deutsche hires former Temasek director * CVC poaches Keeble from UBS
4 min read · 12 January 2013
