CalPERS is preparing to become a major investor in infrastructure.
The private equity firm is committing $100m to a joint venture with Williamsburg, Virginia-based hotel REIT MHI.
The fund management arm of Permira’s biggest investor is set to close its latest structured product on €700m, above its original target of €500m.
The fundraising carousel remains in full swing, and limited partners are struggling to cope with the pace. With strong distributions driving new commitments, few practitioners are preparing for a slowdown. Philip Borel reports.
Falling return expectations could limit the number of attempted public-to-private deals in 2007, according to a new report.
The secondaries venture fund manager is acquiring a portfolio of four venture investments from 3i for an undisclosed sum in its first portfolio deal.
On the south side of the equator and east of the Atlantic lies a country that some private equity heavyweights increasingly consider to be a hidden gem.
Jonny Maxwell, one of the industry’s most high-profile executives, has walked away from the fund of funds business he built over almost two decades after failing to agree a buyout with his employer.
KKR appoints China advisors * Kleiner Perkins bolsters China resource * AlixPartners to ride India wave * Herbert Smith hires for new Dubai office * Bain appoints Japanese tech veteran * Green joins Barwon as third partner * Navis expansion gathers speed * ABN AMRO expands Asia financial sponsor coverage
GP Investimentos, Gaves Investimentos, Pactual and Advent International are four firms to watch as private equity deals in Brazil grow in size. David Snow profiles the biggest players in Latin America's biggest market.