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CalPERS senior alternatives investment officer resigns
31 Aug 2010
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
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
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
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, 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
Welsh, Carson makes healthcare hire
10 Aug 2010
Castle Harlan loses president Justin Wender
06 Aug 2010
Barclays Wealth hires head of PE origination
04 Aug 2010
Candover Investments to wind up, return cash to shareholders
31 Aug 2010
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
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
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
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
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
Abraaj opens Palestinian office
17 Aug 2010
Scorn aimed at PE over workers’ woes at AA, Saga
16 Aug 2010
KKR pulls plan for $500m share offering
10 Aug 2010
New law firm breaks mould with novel fee model
19 Jul 2010
KKR in muted NYSE debut
16 Jul 2010
Asset manager Galtere targets $1bn for private equity agribusiness investment
01 Sep 2010
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
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
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
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
US Asset manager Neuberger Berman is to raise an additional $75m for its $200m listed distressed investment vehicle.
TPG launches $740m Shanghai fund
23 Aug 2010
Energy Capital Partners hits $4.34bn hard cap
17 Aug 2010
WTI closes latest venture debt fund on $294m
13 Aug 2010
Navis $100m away from $1.2bn fund close
11 Aug 2010
Gobi to manage China-Singapore VC fund
09 Aug 2010
TPG, Bain, Goldman exit Burger King as 3G pays $4bn
02 Sep 2010
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 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
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, 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
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.
3i cooking up Burger King deal
01 Sep 2010
3i tipped to sell Global Energy Services
01 Sep 2010
EnCap Investments targets $3.5bn for energy fund
31 Aug 2010
Cleantech Invest partially exits SiC Processing
27 Aug 2010
