Vivek Tandon is the founder and a general partner of Aloe Private Equity, an investment firm based in London and Paris. Aloe expects to close Aloe Environment Fund II, its second clean energy and environmental fund dedicated to the clean energy and environment sector, in the third quarter of 2007 with a target of up to $200 million. The fund has attracted the support of the International Finance Corporation and many of the investors in the first fund. Aloe's strategy is to invest in European cleantech companies and help them expand into Asia.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Japanese LPs are looking to increase their exposure to private equity. But can they be tempted to invest outside their comfort zone, asks Sharon Lim.
7 min read · 12 January 2013
The bumper results of three listed private equity vehicles suggest that the public markets remain positive about the asset class, although ICG chairman John Manser believes the coming year will see a downturn in performance.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The investment arm of SVG Capital has closed its latest structured fund of funds €200 million ahead of target, while introducing innovation in the fund’s gearing.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Park Square Capital has tapped three of its existing investors to raise a credit opportunities fund, which could have firepower of up to €1.25 billion and will work in complement to its existing mezzanine fund.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Alinta is backing a $6.66 billion takeover offer from Babcock & Brown instead of a rival bid by Macquarie, as the Australian energy utility is convinced the former offers a “high degree of completion certainty.”
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Alliance Boots deputy chairman Stefano Pessina is set to land a windfall of more than £600 million if his take-private bid for the group is accepted – roughly the same amount that may be required to plug the company’s current pension deficit.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Which limited partners are best at investing in private equity? In its third annual investor survey, PEI asked the investor relations professionals at the world's leading general partner groups. James Taylor examined the results.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Fifty finest..Continue 2007-06-01 Staff Writer <strong>STEPHEN SCHWARZMAN, BLACKSTONE GROUP</strong><br> Always bet on Blackstone. The firm has moved from success to success largely because its chairman and chief executive Stephen Schwarzman demands nothing less. The strong, early track re
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Under the leadership of Jonathan Russell, 3i's under-performing buyout division has been transformed into a leading mid-market investor. But how will Russell be able to maintain this momentum in the face of fierce competition and mounting external scrutiny? James Taylor met him in London in May to find out.
10 min read · 12 January 2013
