According to the PEI 50, a proprietary ranking of private equity firms unveiled today, the 50 largest private equity firms in the world have together raised $810 billion over the last five years. At the top of the list are Carlyle, Goldman Sachs, TPG, KKR and CVC. The list is distinct from a ranking of the largest private equity real estate firms that will be unveiled on this site next week.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Florida-based buyout firm continues its international expansion.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Virginia-based private equity firm hires two professionals from UBS and Citigroup to help expand its global real estate funds, and a third exec from Starwood to help bolster its North American operations.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The hybrid US firm has filed IPO plans for a special purpose acquisition corporation as it simultaneously raises $900m for two private equity funds.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The state’s retirement system has committed to six alternative investment funds, weeks after increasing its alternatives allocation to 10 percent.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The global fund of funds manager has hired former Netherlands-based Composition Capital’s managing director to oversee its private equity real estate investments.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The Shariah-compliant fund, which closed in November of last year, will invest in the development of a mixed-use project in China.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The Cincinnati-based real estate investment firm says distressed neighborhood shopping centers are proving an attractive niche market despite the general economic downturn.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Filings indicate that Apollo Real Estate will remain an independent entity as Apollo Global Management prepares to list shares.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
In the wake of Yucaipa-owned Aloha Airlines’ bankruptcy, yet another private equity-owned commercial airline has crashed.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
