(Lack of) cash is king 2008-11-01 Staff Writer The private equity real estate industry is facing a raft of challenges and opportunities that do not stem directly from property supply and demand. Instead, cash flow, or lack of it, is driving this market.<br /> <br /> Access to cash is the most i
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Legislators across Europe are about to declare war on the banking industry, and private equity is in danger of getting caught in the crossfire
3 min read · 22 January 2013
The UK and the Netherlands have both reacted to public criticism of the private equity industry by passing new tax legislation
7 min read · 22 January 2013
Goldman Sachs has invited 94 executives to become partners including the co-heads of Goldman Sachs Asset Management's private equity group.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Regulators' recent remarks have heightened confusion about how to value portfolios in today’s volatile economic climate, writes Andy Thomson.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Detroit-based private equity real estate firm has appointed Karen Waldon to oversee the firm’s entire asset management activities.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Jay Fewel, OPERF senior investment officer, said over-allocation and the burden of re-upping with existing GPs will leave little money for any group that doesn’t already have an established relationship with the $54.4bn pension.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
With announced deal volumes totalling $3bn in the first eight months of the year, real estate and infrastructure are proving to be resilient investment targets in a year that has seen Indian private equity deal value drop by 20% through September.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
London’s Chayton Capital and a global investment firm led by Maurice 'Hank' Greenberg, the former AIG chairman, has acquired a majority stake in a Hungarian firm. The company will be headed by current head of Central Europe at Axa Real Estate Investment Managers, John Verpeleti.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The issue of LPs failing to meet margin calls is yet another thing concerning GPs at the moment. For some, defaults are a boon.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
