At a panel session at this year’s MIPIM conference in Cannes, delegates heard from Barclays Corporate how rebounding market valuations in the UK have led to less distressed real estate situations.
Energy-focused buyout firm First Reserve has taken a minority stake in Ansaldo Energia, a power plant division of aerospace and defense conglomerate Finmeccanica.
A greatly oversubscribed £600m bond sale that closed earlier this month may be followed by another offering in the next 12 months, though the focus at the moment is on improving the airport’s operations.
The ratings agency writes in a recent report that 'infrastructure transactions have demonstrated significant rating stability through the downturn', with the average credit quality deteriorating by less than a notch.
The annual property show in the south of France has been rocked by the arrests of two high-profile UK property entrepreneurs.
The private equity giant behind the world's largest buyout has appointed former Goldman Sachs veteran Ralph Rosenberg to lead its real estate investing programme.
Former Goldman Sachs veteran Ralph Rosenberg is expected to lead a real estate programme that invests alongside and augments KKR's existing fund portfolios.
Strategic shifts and new developments in private equity real estate in the second half of 2010 offer clues to global trends for 2011. PERE magazine 2010 Awards & Annual Review issue.
During December, thousands of private equity industry participants in more than 50 countries took the time to think about which firms, advisors and transactions truly stood out from the rest in 2010. They voted in our annual PEI Awards readers’ poll, the results of which were revealed this week and highlight the fact that the brightest firms in the industry have flourished despite challenging conditions.
Will many big-ticket fund managers be forced to slash their fundraising targets?