A report from PricewaterhouseCoopers describes an increased LP appetite for all alternative asset classes, with private equity and real estate leading the charge.
The founder of Apollo Management has told investors that his firm is well positioned to thrive amid the credit crunch, and that weakened bond prices are not necessarily signs of financial stress among the portfolio companies.
The Swiss alternative asset manager‘s executive chairman Alfred Gantner said 'the time is back when you’ve got to invest'.
The European buyout firm has recruited a pair of One Equity Partners’ founders to help set up a deal team for its New York office, shortly after completing the buyout of US satellite company Intelsat for $16.6 billion.
The listed alternative asset manager incurred losses on its investments in four Permira portfolio companies last year, but its fund management business grew and Permira made ten profitable realisations.
The listed alternative asset manager incurred losses on its investments in four Permira portfolio companies last year, but its fund management business grew and Permira made ten profitable realisations.
Fundraising is proceeding at a fair clip amid signs that even the larger funds are still in favour. It is clear that investors are keeping the faith. But will they do so indefinitely, asks Andy Thomson?
The global property fund has acquired sites in Melbourne, Perth and Singapore for $187m
The unrelenting rise of sovereign wealth and a promising outlook for MENA private equity funds were among the key talking points at PEI’s Middle East Private Equity Forum in Dubai.
The New York-based private equity real estate firm says there are ‘literally hundreds’ of discount debt deals to pursue in the current economic climate.
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