If the buyout boom has gone bust, why are GPs seeking some $615 billion in fresh powder? asks Amanda Janis.
The Asia push comes as the firm is looking to buy a 25 percent stake in UK insurance company Towergate.
They are also negotiating with financial sponsors to restructure deals to make them acceptable to buyers in the liquidity-starved loan markets.
They are also negotiating with financial sponsors to restructure deals to make them acceptable to buyers in the liquidity-starved loan markets.
Linklaters’ banking partners Annette Kurdian and Nick Syson outline the shift to tighter deal terms and structure which began amid last summer’s liquidity crisis and shows little sign of abating.
Linklaters’ banking partners Annette Kurdian and Nick Syson outline the shift to tighter deal terms and structure which began amid last summer’s liquidity crisis and shows little sign of abating.
In Asia, the credit crunch has had limited impact on debt markets so far. Buyout pros and leveraged finance specialists in Hong Kong and Singapore are nevertheless bracing for tricky times. By Patricia Lee.
Obstacles still remain, but Europe's private equity markets are becoming more integrated. Peter Cornelius and Karlijn Juttmann of AlpInvest Partners look at the implications.
Hamilton ‘Tony’ James is the day-to-day leader of what has now become one of Wall Street's most powerful and admired firms – Blackstone. His tenure as president and COO of Stephen Schwarzman's creation is not the first time he has dramatically upsized a private equity operation. As head of DLJ Merchant Banking, James presided over one of the dominant private equity business of the 1990s with loyal personnel across the US, Europe and Asia. He is now duplicating that success at Blackstone, but on a much larger scale. James met recently with David Snow for a conversation about where Blackstone is today and where he intends to steer it in the coming years.
The new service opens up a treasure trove of historic returns information.