In his scant spare time, John Grayken, the founder of distressed asset 'monster' Lone Star, enjoys reading about the great men of history. With billions of dollars in distressed property and debt coming out of today's financial crisis, PERE takes a look at a highly private man perfectly positioned to benefit from the mess ... and to perhaps achieve enduring greatness himself. PERE June 2009
San Francisco-based Liquid Realty is targeting $800 million for its fifth vehicle. If successful the fund would be the largest-ever private equity real estate secondaries fund. PERE June 2009
Central and Eastern Europe offers some intriguing opportunities. Tim Chapman tells good from bad
How to arrive at a list of the 20 best-positioned firms in global private equity? Below, you will find some of the reasoning that informed our decisions. You will see that we also consider potential weaknesses – making the point that even the Power Managers cannot afford to rest on their laurels
HgCapital, the London-based European mid-market specialist, sees having a strong portfolio management resource as a way of freeing up its deal professionals to do what they do best. Andy Thomson met with four of the firm's senior professionals to find out more about its formula
Matilda Battersby investigates the emergence of anti-cyber crime technology and the venture capitalists netting the profits
Having bolstered its team in Nairobi, sociallyminded private equity firm InReturn is finding a significant need for investment in East Africa
Far from feeling the impact of the slowdown, one firm is charging ahead with growth plans
The findings of a recent survey appear to strengthen the case for portfolio diversification
Business development company American Capital has defaulted on its debt, but Christopher Witkowsky finds it is battling hard to stave off bankruptcy