European buyout firm Permira has announced the promotion of three partners and the retirement of two others.
The Paris office of the global private equity firm has carried out the second recapitalisation of Parkeon Group.
Before Steven Klinsky's New Mountain Capital makes an investment, it does a “deep dive” into the mass of data surrounding its industry of interest. This strategy mirrors Klinsky's own zeal for intelligence gathering and for making money from growth, not leverage. David Snow profiles one of Wall Street's smartest – and nicest – investors.
Life as a listed private equity firm leaves you exposed to some unwelcome publicity – as 3i discovered when talk of it being a bid target surfaced in February.
Mark Weisdorf, who took a Canadian pension from zero to $5 billion in private equity commitments, sees even bigger opportunities in infrastructure.
Thanks to the surging profits of a nutrition supplement company, one of America's oldest private equity firms is still going strong.
Private equity real estate firms add value—and earn their carry—by transforming property assets. PERE looks at three real-world examples. By Paul Fruchbom
Distressed real estate investors in China have continually been disappointed by the government's stilted progress in selling off non-performing loans. Yet with China's entrance to the WTO looming, a concerted push to reform the country's banking system is underway—opportunities for NPL investors may soon follow. By Jack Rodman*
For the past thirteen years, Apollo senior partner Lee Neibart has helped build a real estate portfolio that extends from the five boroughs of New York City to the far-flung capitals of Eastern Europe. In his office high above Columbus Circle, Neibart recently sat down with PERE to talk about the evolution of Apollo, the significance of the Time Warner Center and his passion for politics. By Paul Fruchbom
A recent distressed deal takes advantage of a little-used foreclosure method. By Aaron Lovell.