A survey has found that 25 percent of European investors are considering cutting their exposure to real estate funds in the short-term, yet investors are also planning to increase their exposure to opportunity funds.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Boca Raton, Florida-based private equity firm Sun Capital Partners has acquired value-priced retailer Gordmans, which counts 65 stores in the Midwestern US.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The ability of insurer AIG, which was today bailed out by the US government, to seek liquidity through the sale of its asset management arm will be slowed by US government ownership, by the scope of the firm’s operations, and because the firm manages AIG balance sheet capital as well as client funds.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The selection of John Koskinen to lead the seized mortgage giant brings to three the number of private equity pros asked this month to head up troubled financial services companies.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
MatlinPatterson co-founder Mark Patterson yesterday characterised today's economy as the most troubled since the period following the US stock market crash in 1929. Operational concerns are now second to broader financial markets considerations when conducting due diligence, he said.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The private investment firm has repurchased the 70-store retail company, which includes souvenir and Harvey Davidson stores in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, after previously acquiring the company just five years ago.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
As British bank Barclays snaps up Lehman’s core investment banking businesses, the fate of the bankrupt bank’s investment management division including its private equity and real estate portfolio has yet to be sealed.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The fall-out from the collapse of investment banking giant Lehman Brothers could have long-term implications on the real estate investing marketplace, according to private equity real estate professionals, but at the moment most investors are adopting a wait-and-see attitude.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Should the insurance giant seek liquidity through the sale of its $758bn asset management arm, insiders say it will likely be slowed by the US government's newly acquired controlling stake, as well as issues including the mixture of AIG balance sheet capital with client funds.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The private equity firms are reportedly in discussions to buy Lehman’s investment management unit, which includes its $30bn private equity portfolio. The price of the investment management arm, around $5bn last week, may come down after Lehman’s bankruptcy filing yesterday.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
