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 · 22 January 2013
The Los Angeles-based firm will acquire a 65 percent stake in the company, which owns and operates more than 3,000 service stations across Europe.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The private equity market is a tricky asset class to invest in – so pension funds have been warned. What are some of the risks that pension funds ought to consider?
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The New York-based firm has bought a large indoor shopping center from the UK’s second largest academic pension fund.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Taking advantage of the downturn in the sub-prime market, the Dallas-based private equity firm has acquired Accredited Home Lenders for $400m.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The co-founder of Duke Street Capital has sold much of his stake in the buyout firm, and will use the proceeds to fund his latest venture, a pensions advisory business.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
European LPs are now behaving and demanding more like their US counterparts, right down to investing in their own backyard. By Robin Marriott
4 min read · 22 January 2013
In recent years, the story of the fundraising market has been more capital, more funds and a lot more activity. But beneath the frenzied surface, a number of other trends are quietly taking shape. By Paul Fruchbom
9 min read · 22 January 2013
With competition for European property assets heating up, environmental due diligence is no longer just a tick-the-box exercise. By David George, Keith McClurey, Tim Bescoby and Laura Dougal
7 min read · 22 January 2013
Despite the huge potential in the Indian property market, serious concerns about pricing, supply-and-demand fundamentals and infrastructure remain. Has the hype outpaced the reality on the ground? By Aaron Lovell
7 min read · 22 January 2013
