The data won’t lie – there are far fewer deals being done around the world than this time a year ago.
2 min read · 31 January 2013
The auction for Lehman's Neuberger Berman and units including private equity fund of funds and secondaries, as well as infrastructure, will proceed despite objections from Carlyle over a $2.15bn bid from Bain and Hellman & Friedman.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Three large deals that have recently fallen apart show private equity activity in Asia is not immune to the global financial crisis, writes Siddharth Poddar.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The CEO of London-based placement agent MVision says mega-funds may struggle to get commitments next year and must prepare for longer fundraises. He also finds LPs are now allocating up to 20 percent of their private equity programmes to growth-oriented emerging markets.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Stauffenberg Capital’s first fund of funds will be exclusively advised by real estate advisor Townsend as it seeks to capitalise on the dislocation in the markets. A first close is planned by the end of the year.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The publicly listed private equity firm, battered by the public markets, has increased the stake the Chinese sovereign wealth fund can own in the firm from 9.99 percent to 12.5 percent.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The publicly listed private equity firm is trying to keep afloat two of its portfolio companies, Gagfah, a German real estate company, and Intrawest, a ski resort company, that are both burdened by debt, according to media reports. Gagfah said the report was not true.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The principal and chief executive of the private equity real estate's Asian operations has left the outfit, reportedly to start his own firm.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The German fund manager KanAM agreed to buy the part-let OpernTurm building in Frankfurt in September, but has now reneged on the deal. The fund said it did not want to increase its rental exposure to the financial industry.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The data doesn’t lie – there are far fewer deals being done than last year.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
