Continued keen interest in Asian private equity on the part of institutional investors has kept fund of funds managers very busy. But as economic growth weakens and capital deployment slows, the future holds some interesting challenges. Siddharth Poddar reports.
In today's secondaries market, many different sellers have many different motivations. By David Snow.
The drive to reduce carbon emissions is bringing about profound change in the business world. Sam Richardson argues that alternative assets will not be immune from the effects.
Financial sector stocks have fallen, causing many to wonder whether a handful of high-profile private equity deals were ill-timed.
Strong appetite for a new fund of funds included investors looking to switch out of larger funds and into the mid-market.
Institutional investors are ramping up their commitments to distressed debt funds, but which asset class they fit into becomes complex when those commitments end up in credit vehicles raised by traditional buyout firms, according to CalSTRS CIO Chris Ailman.
European venture deals have hit a nine-year low. But Germany and cleantech remain bright spots, writes Amanda Janis.
The sovereign fund, which has received US antitrust approval to raise its stake in Merrill Lynch, has doubled its profits to S$18.2 billion. Though it predicts continued credit market fallout will dampen the economy, Temasek has indicated it will continue to do direct deals in financial services.
The emerging markets specialist has executed another African PIPE deal, this time taking part of Tunisia’s largest listed company.
The international property investor is seeking to raise $350m for a US opportunity fund and more than $200m for a vehicle targeting both the US and Europe.