Nicholas Donato

This week Republican congressman Robert Hurt will introduce legislation that would exempt private investment firms from registration with the SEC.

A consortium of investors led by Terra Firma and CPPIB will invest up to $729mn of additional capital in AWAS, an aircraft leasing company Terra Firma originally purchased in 2006.

The private equity veteran is the latest to endorse the best practices guidelines put forth by the Institutional Limited Partners Association.

Energy-focused buyout firm First Reserve has taken a minority stake in Ansaldo Energia, a power plant division of aerospace and defense conglomerate Finmeccanica.

Listed venture capital-backed companies in Europe beat not only market indices, but outperformed non-VC backed IPOs as well, according to an EVCA-commissioned study.

The Southern European-focused mid-market firm will continue its expansion abroad with its first-ever North American office.

Another round of proposals by the SEC could result in even greater regulation for private equity houses managing north of $1bn.

Blackstone-spinout Millennium is building its team in anticipation of what it believes will be a record-breaking year for secondary venture capital investments.

Former York Capital executive Mubashir Mukadam will lead the European special situations arm of KKR’s expanding $15 billion asset management platform.

A number of fund managers are unaware of a ‘little known loophole’ to side-step SEC registration, according to placement agent Triago.