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 Danish fund manager has appointed former Schroder fund of funds executive, Marko Multas, to help lead investments from its second global vehicle, Sparinvest Property Fund II. Asia will be a larger focus for the fund, prompting the firm to hire Redevco Asia's Dr. Robert Lie as an adviser.
1 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 publicly listed fund of funds is now trading at almost a 50 percent discount to NAV. In a statement, the fund says it is “hopeful” that a deal for Lehman’s asset management and alternatives units “will be made within a very short period of time”.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
As part of a frantic weekend on Wall Street, Bank of America has agreed to acquire Merrill Lynch, including its investment management business. A spokesman said it was ‘too early’ to tell whether the deal would include Merrill’s private equity portfolio, or whether it would spin out as an independent firm.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
As the US insurance giant struggles to raise capital, the fate of the firm’s substantial private equity business remains uncertain. AIG Investments has not been placed for sale as part of its parent’s capital raising measures.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
HighView Investment Group, led by former BlackRock co-founder Ralph Schlosstein, has garnered $600m in commitments to target minority interests in independent alternative asset managers, including real estate.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Bob Stefanowski, a 14-year General Electric veteran who most recently headed the firm’s European corporate finance division, will lead 3i’s push into North American growth and infrastructure investments.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The German insurance firm, which is the process of building a global property investment business, has acquired a stake in a New York office on the Avenue of the Americas.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Zoning is changing in the US. Urban sprawl is making way for smarter, more dense, communities where people live where they work and play. But as private equity real estate firms understand only too well, it's an extremely slow process. By Zoe Hughes
10 min read · 22 January 2013
