Pop legend as landlord 2006-05-01 Staff Writer As one-third of UK songwriting and producing trio Stock Aitken Waterman, Pete Waterman was part of a pop consortium that rang up more than 200 Top 40 hits in the 1980s and early 1990s with acts like Dead or Alive, Jason Donovan, Rick Astley and Kylie Minogue. Th
2 min read · 23 January 2013
Broken record 2006-05-01 Staff Writer The race to turn every building in the US into condominiums might have claimed its latest victim: Earlier this year, rumors began circulating that the iconic Capitol Records tower, located at Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, could be converted into condo
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The public sphere 2006-05-01 Staff Writer After several years spent licking their wounds—buffeted by accounting scandals, Sarbanes-Oxley and lackluster stock prices—publicly traded companies seem to be making a comeback, at least on the acquisition front. Private equity buyers on both sides of the Atlantic a
2 min read · 23 January 2013
The Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) publicised its 2005 investment performance, which was buttressed by strong growth in its alternatives portfolio.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
Lightyear Capital, Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking and hedge fund West End Capital are the latest to make a play in the reinsurance space, launching Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings with $715 million.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
From colonial outpost to international empire 2006-04-01 Staff Writer In Singapore, littering is a serious crime. It is somewhat ironic, then, that in the city-state's most famous landmark, the Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel, patrons are expected to throw the shells of the complimentary monkey nuts on the flo
2 min read · 23 January 2013
CAPITAL WATCH 2006-04-01 Staff Writer <strong>FUNDS IN MARKET/COMING TO MARKET</strong><br /> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>FUND</strong></td> <td><strong>FIRM</strong></td>
5 min read · 01 April 2006
As the LA pension fund's new board weighs its options, a higher allocation to private equity real estate may be on the horizon.
1 min read · 23 January 2013
Through acquisitions and new platforms, real estate investment trusts and private equity real estate funds are increasingly crossing paths. By Aaron Lovell
9 min read · 23 January 2013
As the gaming industry expands, private equity has been increasingly tempted to bet on gambling's global boom. But like the act of gambling itself, casinos remain a risky proposition. By Dave Keating
10 min read · 23 January 2013
