Fund Management

Fund manager AMVESCAP is buying WL Ross & Co, a US alternative assets manager, to beef up its product line-up for its clients.

London-listed European mezzanine provider ICG is growing rapidly - despite being more selective on deals than ever. Robert Venes reports.

THE 4 FOOD GROUPS 2006-07-01 Staff Writer <strong>RETAIL<br /> The kids aren't alright</strong><br /> In June, Six Flags announced it was mulling the sale of six amusement parks in Buffalo; Denver; Seattle; Houston; and Concord, California; as well as Magic Mountain, north of Los An

The San Francisco-based firm has acquired Delta Educational Systems, adding to their growing post-secondary education platform.

Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia is pushing ahead with an investment in Korea at a time when a number of heavyweight US GPs are under scrutiny from the Korean authorities.

The San Francisco-based real estate secondary firm has acquired a UK portfolio of assets for $775m, believed to be the largest secondary transaction to date in the private equity real estate sector.

The ratings agency says that there are clear signs that the current scramble for assets is undermining credit discipline in the European leveraged finance market.

What's an “emerging” market? Be clear that some are definitely more emerged than others, David Rubenstein argued at last month's IFC/EMPEA conference in Washington.

The battle for Toys “R” Us was one of the most hotly contested transactions of last year—can the victors walk away unscathed? By Paul Fruchbom

Apollo Real Estate has turned a 1993 investment in property-backed bonds into a $1.3 billion New York City deal.