Deals are off by up to 18 percent across the whole of Asia. Things are not expected to get any better in the immediate future.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
At the same time that top jobs disappear at large investment banks and property lenders, private equity real estate firms are turning to the sector for talented dealmakers.
6 min read · 22 January 2013
Aviva Investors' rebranding – with its recent hire of Steve Felix – is the latest example of large insurance companies expanding their investment management business.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
Investors squeezed by the denominator effect are becoming more assertive when GPs come around with the fundraising bowl. Fund terms are one of the things on their hit list.
3 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
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
The $38.3bn pension has committed $50m apiece to Blackstone, GI Partners and Edgewater. The fund also said it is cooperating in a federal investigation into an alleged kickback scheme.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The New York-based firm is planning a final close of its latest European real estate vehicle in the New Year, according to a director of the firm speaking at a conference in London today.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Ashok Ramaswami will lead a newly hired team as the Dubai-based private equity firm deploys its first India-focused fund of funds, which makes private equity, real estate and infrastructure investments.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The size of the infrastructure opportunity is almost unfathomable. It is screaming out for private investors.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
