The current increase in fundraising activity is good news for placement agents. But intense competition for mandates and a sharpened focus on professional standards means a shakeout in the industry is likely to occur, writes Philip Borel.
Life is getting tougher for foreign GPs in South Korea, so Newbridge Capital has decided to make a donation.
Could the European private equity boom be coming to an end?
GRAEME WHITE<br/>HEAD OF BARCLAYS PRIVATE EQUITY 2005-04-02 Staff Writer Graeme White, managing director and head of Barclays Private Equity, has died after an 11-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family at his London home on March 4th. He was 51 years
ROSEY OUTLOOK 2005-04-02 Staff Writer Last month, Blackstone co-founder Stephen Schwarzman was given the Charlie Rose treatment. Rose is known to America because of The Charlie Rose Show, a high-brow, public television interview programme. Rose interviewed Schwarzman as part of a series of discussions aired
The two private equity firms have agreed to acquire the telecommunications company for approximately $750m, a purchase price of roughly 6.25x EBITDA.
The New York-based global private equity firm has said in a statement that it expects to be cleared of any wrongdoing over the disposal of its stake in LG Card Co.
One year after leading a recapitalization of the online brokerage OptionsXpress, the Boston private equity firm is set to take most of its $88m investment off the table through an IPO.
The electronic payment company has filed an initial public offering after a June recapitalization by the Chicago firm yielded a shareholder dividend in excess of $110m.
The Tokyo-based buyout house has announced the final closing of its second private equity fund on 75bn yen: 50% ahead of its original target.