General partners must patiently wait for deal flow to thaw, writes Nicholas Lockley.
The US firm has hired former bankers to invest in the region’s financial services, energy and seafood sectors.
The firm’s global regulatory affairs head, David Marchick, warned a Senate committee today against unnecessary investment protectionism, using Carlyle’s stake sales to CalPERS and Abu Dhabi as examples of government-affiliated investments that bolster US companies.
The state’s retirement system has committed to six alternative investment funds, weeks after increasing its alternatives allocation to 10 percent.
Löwen Play was sold to AXA Private Equity after Waterland grew the arcade operator in the fragmented German games market.
Linklaters’ Hugo Stolkin, partner, and Kim Latypov, managing associate, track Russia's progress in from the cold.
The US firm finds its $700m fund already oversubscribed after just a few weeks in the market. Meanwhile, $16.8bn in debt tied to its BCE deal is reportedly among the LBO loans lenders hope to sell to buyout firms.
The country’s private equity industry is helping the region close the gap between Latin America and Asia, market participants said yesterday at an ABVCAP conference in Rio de Janeiro.
Richard Laing, chief executive of the UK government-funded, emerging market fund of funds, sounded a note of caution as high valuations seem certain to hit future returns.
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The start-up firm is enjoying momentum in its debut fundraising, while building out the team.
Goldman has again teamed on a growth equity deal with Whitesun, a China-focussed private equity firm led by Taiwanese rainmaker Benny Hu.
Newbury Partners, launched by Auda Advisors’ former secondaries team, has already committed 25 percent of its debut fund.
After a year on the sidelines studying for a master's degree in international development, Chris Coles is joining the emerging markets private equity firm Actis.
The pension’s overall annual return of 4.5 percent – its lowest return in five years – was boosted by alternatives. Teachers’ annual report said real estate was the highest performing asset class returning 14.7 percent.