KKR has recruited George Bilicic, a Lazard banker, who advised the firm on its $45bn TXU buyout, as it plans to launch a $5bn infrastructure fundraising, according to a report.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Abu Dhabi's largest property firm by market value is eyeing acquisitions in the US and Europe.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Paul Kennedy, the head of European research for Invesco, will leave the firm at the end of the summer to join the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Dan O’Hare is joining California-based Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors to help expand its investment program for high net-worth investors.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The New York private equity firm continues investing in pulp and paper mills braving the ‘perfect storm’ of skyrocketing wood chip costs, a strong Canadian dollar and high energy costs.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The California-based private equity buyout firm sees rising demand in the Asian country saying its recently formed $250m fund could eventually acquire Chinese wine producers.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Founder Stephen Schwarzman today told shareholders the market is seeing “one of the worst financial crises since the Great Depression”, but he says the “very best” investments awaited the firm.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
The Houston-based manager has hired former Hines officer Jim Hime as principal.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The debt markets for infrastructure have turned a corner, the CFO of a major infrastructure investor said today at a conference in New York.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The private equity real estate firm recently launched by ex-Grubb & Ellis chairman Anthony Thompson has made its first acquisition with the purchase of two office buildings in Dallas, Texas.
1 min read · 22 January 2013