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CalPERS senior alternatives investment officer resigns
31 Aug 2010

CalPERS senior alternatives investment officer resigns

A senior investment officer for US pension fund the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has resigned in the midst of a fraud probe into the activities of some of the fund's former...

Former UK Treasury Minister to advise Maven Capital Partners
23 Aug 2010

Former UK Treasury Minister to advise Maven Capital Partners

Scottish private equity firm Maven Capital Partners has recruited Ian Pearson, a former Treasury and Business Minister for the UK government, as senior adviser.

Energy sector luminary Bernotat to advise Permira
20 Aug 2010

Energy sector luminary Bernotat to advise Permira

Permira has called on the former CEO of power giant E.ON and energy sector veteran Wulf Bernotat, hiring him as a senior adviser.

Temasek appoints two new presidents in overhaul of top brass
19 Aug 2010

Temasek appoints two new presidents in overhaul of top brass

Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings, manager of an estimated $119bn portfolio, has made a raft of recent high-profile appointments to hone its capabilities as an investment house.

CalSTRS creates new dual role
18 Aug 2010

CalSTRS creates new dual role

CalSTRS, California’s $134bn public pension fund for teachers, has created a new role that encompasses the duties of a CIO and the more focused duties of a director of an asset class.

Schwarzman issues apology over Hitler slip-up
18 Aug 2010

Schwarzman issues apology over Hitler slip-up

IK Investment Partners bolsters Stockholm team with new hire
17 Aug 2010

IK Investment Partners bolsters Stockholm team with new hire

Schwarzman likens PE tax hike to Hitler’s invasion of Poland
17 Aug 2010

Schwarzman likens PE tax hike to Hitler’s invasion of Poland

Carlyle sees Conway return to head global buy-outs
13 Aug 2010

Carlyle sees Conway return to head global buy-outs

Former UK government minister Lord Davies joins Corsair Capital
12 Aug 2010

Former UK government minister Lord Davies joins Corsair Capital

Welsh, Carson makes healthcare hire
10 Aug 2010

Welsh, Carson makes healthcare hire

UK turnaround firm Rutland bolsters team with new investment manager
10 Aug 2010

UK turnaround firm Rutland bolsters team with new investment manager

Castle Harlan loses president Justin Wender
06 Aug 2010

Castle Harlan loses president Justin Wender

Blackstone hires CEO for in-house healthcare provision unit
05 Aug 2010

Blackstone hires CEO for in-house healthcare provision unit

Barclays Wealth hires head of PE origination
04 Aug 2010

Barclays Wealth hires head of PE origination
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Candover Investments to wind up, return cash to shareholders
31 Aug 2010

Candover Investments to wind up, return cash to shareholders

Candover Investments is to wind itself up and return cash to shareholders in the wake of failed takeover plans.

Blackstone fights to get IPO appeal thrown out of court
26 Aug 2010

Blackstone fights to get IPO appeal thrown out of court

US private equity firm Blackstone is fighting against the revival of an investor lawsuit accusing it of concealing bad investments in the run-up to its 2007 IPO, according to Reuters.

HgCapital Trust posts 2.9 per cent six month NAV increase
26 Aug 2010

HgCapital Trust posts 2.9 per cent six month NAV increase

The London-listed arm of UK private equity firm HgCapital has posted a 2.9 per cent increase in net asset value (NAV) for the six month period to 30 June, rising to £291.9m (€356.9m).

HitecVision merges four oil and gas portfolio companies
25 Aug 2010

HitecVision merges four oil and gas portfolio companies

European oil and gas private equity specialist HitecVision has merged four portfolio companies into a single entity.

PE firms allegedly bankrolled luxury trips for CalPERS officials
20 Aug 2010

PE firms allegedly bankrolled luxury trips for CalPERS officials

Joncarlo Mark, a senior portfolio manager for CalPERS, has admitted that private equity firms bankrolled luxury trips for high ranking staff at the pension system, in the latest development in the ongoing...

Citi agrees to mediation over EMI
19 Aug 2010

Citi agrees to mediation over EMI

Abraaj opens Palestinian office
17 Aug 2010

Abraaj opens Palestinian office

Scorn aimed at PE over workers’ woes at AA, Saga
16 Aug 2010

Scorn aimed at PE over workers’ woes at AA, Saga

Bank of America has no plans to wind down buy-out arm
11 Aug 2010

Bank of America has no plans to wind down buy-out arm

UK’s High Court to decide on pivotal case for PE funds and LPs
11 Aug 2010

UK’s High Court to decide on pivotal case for PE funds and LPs

KKR pulls plan for $500m share offering
10 Aug 2010

KKR pulls plan for $500m share offering

Ridgemont Equity Partners emerges from Bank of America
03 Aug 2010

Ridgemont Equity Partners emerges from Bank of America

New law firm breaks mould with novel fee model
19 Jul 2010

New law firm breaks mould with novel fee model

PE faces regulation as Senate votes in favour of reform
16 Jul 2010

PE faces regulation as Senate votes in favour of reform

KKR in muted NYSE debut
16 Jul 2010

KKR in muted NYSE debut
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Asset manager Galtere targets $1bn for private equity agribusiness investment
01 Sep 2010

Asset manager Galtere targets $1bn for private equity agribusiness investment

US-registered investment manager Galtere has launched a private equity initiative targeting agribusiness opportunities in Australia, Brazil and Uruguay.

Institutional Venture Partners closes late-stage VC fund on $750m
31 Aug 2010

Institutional Venture Partners closes late-stage VC fund on $750m

Late stage growth equity investor Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) has closed its seventh fund on $750m. The oversubscribed fund represents a $150m increase on the firm's previous fund, which closed...

China Banks’ private equity links to be scrutinised by regulator
27 Aug 2010

China Banks’ private equity links to be scrutinised by regulator

The exposure of Chinese banks to private equity is to be scrutinised by an industry regulator to ensure banks have taken steps to avoid risk, according to reports.

Henderson to wind up private equity fund of funds
27 Aug 2010

Henderson to wind up private equity fund of funds

UK asset manager Henderson Global Management is to wind up its private equity fund of funds investment arm.

Neuberger Berman pursues additional $75m for distressed fund
27 Aug 2010

Neuberger Berman pursues additional $75m for distressed fund

US Asset manager Neuberger Berman is to raise an additional $75m for its $200m listed distressed investment vehicle.

Netscape founder’s VC firm seeks $650m for start-ups
26 Aug 2010

Netscape founder’s VC firm seeks $650m for start-ups

US private equity firm TPG launches second yuan fund
24 Aug 2010

US private equity firm TPG launches second yuan fund

TPG launches $740m Shanghai fund
23 Aug 2010

TPG launches $740m Shanghai fund

Electronics multinational Philips anchors Gilde healthcare fund
18 Aug 2010

Electronics multinational Philips anchors Gilde healthcare fund

Energy Capital Partners hits $4.34bn hard cap
17 Aug 2010

Energy Capital Partners hits $4.34bn hard cap

WTI closes latest venture debt fund on $294m
13 Aug 2010

WTI closes latest venture debt fund on $294m

PE performance comparable to public equity investing
13 Aug 2010

PE performance comparable to public equity investing

Navis $100m away from $1.2bn fund close
11 Aug 2010

Navis $100m away from $1.2bn fund close

KKR plans to raise next buy-out fund in next few quarters
11 Aug 2010

KKR plans to raise next buy-out fund in next few quarters

Gobi to manage China-Singapore VC fund
09 Aug 2010

Gobi to manage China-Singapore VC fund
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TPG, Bain, Goldman exit Burger King as 3G pays $4bn
02 Sep 2010

TPG, Bain, Goldman exit Burger King as 3G pays $4bn

Private equity firms TPG, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have sold their 31 per cent stake in Burger King as the global hamburger chain is picked up by investment firm 3G Capital.

European VC firm Prime Technology Ventures sells Nedstat stake to comScore
02 Sep 2010

European VC firm Prime Technology Ventures sells Nedstat stake to comScore

European venture capital firm Prime Technology Ventures has sold its stake in web analytics and video measurement tool developer Nedstat to internet audience measurement services company comScore.

Crédit Agricole PE acquires Exclusive Networks
02 Sep 2010

Crédit Agricole PE acquires Exclusive Networks

The private equity arm of French retail banking group Crédit Agricole has acquired a 69 per cent stake in Exclusive Networks, a distributor of business-to-business IT security software.

Mid-market private equity firm LDC scales Mountain Warehouse deal
02 Sep 2010

Mid-market private equity firm LDC scales Mountain Warehouse deal

Mid-market private equity firm LDC, a division of the UK's Lloyds Banking Group, has taken a significant minority stake in Mountain Warehouse, a retailer of outdoor clothing and equipment.

Navis Capital-led consortium shops for Carrefour Southeast Asia assets
02 Sep 2010

Navis Capital-led consortium shops for Carrefour Southeast Asia assets

A consortium led by Malaysian private equity firm Navis Capital Partners has bid for some of the Southeast Asian assets of global supermarket chain Carrefour, according to reports.

Private equity firms vie for London-Channel Tunnel rail link
01 Sep 2010

Private equity firms vie for London-Channel Tunnel rail link

Millennium Private Equity invests in Islamic cleantech bond
01 Sep 2010

Millennium Private Equity invests in Islamic cleantech bond

3i cooking up Burger King deal
01 Sep 2010

3i cooking up Burger King deal

3i tipped to sell Global Energy Services
01 Sep 2010

3i tipped to sell Global Energy Services

Tomkins shareholders back Canadian consortium’s £2.89bn bid
01 Sep 2010

Tomkins shareholders back Canadian consortium’s £2.89bn bid

EnCap Investments targets $3.5bn for energy fund
31 Aug 2010

EnCap Investments targets $3.5bn for energy fund

Everstone Capital to raise $350m India logistics fund
31 Aug 2010

Everstone Capital to raise $350m India logistics fund

US private equity firm Carlyle takes stake in Brazilian lingerie company Scalina
31 Aug 2010

US private equity firm Carlyle takes stake in Brazilian lingerie company Scalina

L Capital Asia tries on Hong Kong's Emperor Watch & Jewellery
31 Aug 2010

L Capital Asia tries on Hong Kong's Emperor Watch & Jewellery

Cleantech Invest partially exits SiC Processing
27 Aug 2010

Cleantech Invest partially exits SiC Processing