Nicholas Donato

The Wall Street titan reported a slight dip in its alternative assets, which a spokesperson has clarified will be liquidated over the next 10 years as per normal operating procedures.

The level of global private activity investment in the first half of 2010 is up 20% compared to the same period in 2009.

The Wall Street titan reported a slight dip in its alternative assets, which a spokesperson has clarified will be liquidated over the next 10 years as per normal operating procedure.

The FIG-focused private equity firm will be the first to invest in a UK building society.

Private equity firms Advent International and Bain Capital have acquired RBS’s card payment processing business for more than £2bn.

The explosion of investor interest in environmentally friendly companies has been hampered by patchy regulatory efforts and concerns over unproven technology, according to a recent survey.

Private equity funds on a global average basis have now reported four consecutive quarters of positive performance, but the figures have been impacted by negative IRRs in Europe, according to the latest State Street data.

The private equity firm has closed its Africa Fund III short of its original $1bn target size.

A Massachusetts’s court ruling on hedge fund group Bulldog Investors could have implications for private equity GPs.

Private equity-backed IPOs are on the rise, though their performance has not been as strong as 2009 figures.