Can publicly listed private equity firms justify their existence in the current market environment? Kevin Ley finds some evidence that they can
Christopher Witkowsky finds investors keen to withdraw apparent pledges to private equity funds
Will an industry code will slake the political thirst for pan-European regulation?
PEI Asia is proud to announce the Asian and ‘rest of world’ winners of the ninth annual PrivateEquityOnline.com and Private Equity International awards.
Fred Eckert is chairman and CEO of GSC Partners, an investment group that already is active in CDOs, distressed investing and European mezzanine finance. He spoke to Private Equity International about the products, the people and the plans shaping this business.
More than half of all delegates at the PREA spring conference in Washington DC believe LPs will call for more separate accounts and fewer commingled funds. However, opportunistic strategies make the most sense in 2009.
The CEO of Allianz Real Estate Olivier Piani said lending in Europe won’t improve significantly until banks deal with their real estate assets. However, the PREA spring conference heard there’s more upside than downside to the current crisis.
The New York-based private equity firm has taken the unusual step of suing two of its smaller LPs – Chalice Fund and WK CG Investments – for allegedly defaulting on capital contributions to three funds.
Vivek Paul, a former TPG Ventures partner and CEO of Wipro Technologies, has set up his own private equity firm and has reportedly started raising capital for a $400m fund.
Private investors are abandoning road and rail building partnerships in Russia after the Duma slashed its transport infrastructure budget by 90%