Fundraising

At this point in the cycle, the ambitions and anxieties of investors have a strong bearing on the mood in the asset class. So which buyside representatives are setting the tone on fundraising, terms and conditions and alignment of interest with general partners? Private Equity International selects the limited partners that matter in Europe.

Americas 2003-06-01 Staff Writer <strong>America<br> Monitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>The ironies of disclosure</strong><br> <bold>Both LPs and GPs are saying they have no problem with the wave of Freedom of Information requests flooding US

Europe 2003-06-01 Staff Writer <strong>Europe<br> Deals & Exit</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>BC Partners pips rivals for cable deal</strong><br> Deutsche Bank and BC Partners have reached agreement over the acquisition of TeleColumbus Group by fund

Investors adding value 2003-06-01 Staff Writer Few private equity fundraising professionals believe that their business will ever be quieter than it is right now. New commitments to private equity funds appear to have slowed to a trickle. A recovery is not expected before 2004.<br /><br />Many in

On a sunny Manhattan morning in April, five senior investment professionals representing five major institutional participants in the private equity market gathered around a table at The Yale Club to talk shop. On issues ranging from the secondary market to private equity securitisation to the best opportunities going forward, Chuck Flynn, Michael Granoff, Thad Gray, Sheryl Schwartz and John Wolak agreed to disagree with eloquence, wit and authority.

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Asia 2003-05-01 Staff Writer <strong>AsiaMonitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>Carving a niche</strong><br> <bold>The mezzanine market in Asia remains in its infancy, but a couple of players are determined to be first in line to bridge the funding gap i

Americas 2003-05-01 Staff Writer <strong>AmericaMonitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>The operating guys</strong><br> <bold>Buyout firms are going out of their way to prove to investors that they have the necessary operational expertise to improve the b

Europe 2003-04-01 Staff Writer <strong>Europe<br> Deals & Exits</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>Investment up while fundraising slows</strong><br> European private equity investment reached its second highest annual level last year, according to data

Americas 2003-03-01 Staff Writer <strong>AmericaMonitor</strong><br> <sec level="2"><strong>The Benz factor</strong><br> <bold>Auto industry executives know something about secondary transactions which private equity professionals might want to pay attention