Always the dollars 2006-06-01 Staff Writer At the end of the movie <italic>Casino</italic>, Nicky Santoro, the Las Vegas mob enforcer played by Joe Pesci, is lured to a cornfield outside Chicago where he and his younger brother are buried alive. In a voiceover sequence just prior to that ill-fate
2 min read · 23 January 2013
As part of a major push into Asia, Switzerland-headquartered private equity investment specialist Capital Dynamics is to open shop in Hong Kong.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Kuwaiti investment bank Global Investment House has launched its second vehicle aimed at pre-IPO and IPO opportunities in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The intense rivalry between Oxford and Cambridge universities has spilled over into the alternative investment field. Andy Thomson reports.
3 min read · 23 January 2013
London-listed mezzanine capital provider Intermediate Capital has closed its first Asia-focused mezzanine fund on $500m, exceeding an earlier $400m target.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
Oxford University’s Christ Church, St Catherine’s and Balliol colleges have pooled their resources to launch a £100m programme that will include private equity allocations.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The New York City Retirement Systems finds itself again dealing with turnover among its top brass, signalling that something may be amiss at the $95 billion pension.
3 min read · 23 January 2013
From ink stains to satellite feeds 2006-05-01 Staff Writer In 1995 Reuters moved its journalism operations away from Fleet Street, the stretch of London pavement that was once home to the capital's bustling, 300-year-old daily journalism trade. One-by-one, the newspapers and wire services had all moved away;
3 min read · 23 January 2013
Private equity firms around the world have become active investors in the theme park industry—will they be able to handle the G-forces? By Paul Fruchbom
9 min read · 23 January 2013
Private Equity Real Estate recently conducted its first survey of general partners' opinions on the limited partner community—the results were illuminating. By Dave Keating
7 min read · 23 January 2013
