Private equity firms launching debt arms must act very carefully to avoid conflicts of interest.
Explosive growth in venture-backed companies can come at the cost of good governance – a risk some LPs seem willing to take.
KKR’s poaching of CLSA’s head of real estate has implications for private fund managers of all asset classes.
2018 is already looking more challenging for China-outbound acquisitions with an ever-more unfriendly regulatory environment, both overseas and at home. However, carefully selected cross-border deals will still get done by Chinese buyers, write Jeff Wang and Mark Webster of investment bank BDA Partners.
The embattled Chinese conglomerate is said to be launching a fund to target real estate and other overseas investments, raising questions about potential investors and strategy
Why BlackRock is now entering the fray.
Dramatic shifts at the top of the PEI 300 only tell us half the private equity story.
The private equity industry has shown yet more growth amid rampant investor demand; here’s what it must do to ensure it continues.
Fund finance facilities have traditionally been linked to uncalled LP commitments, but the focus is increasingly now on underlying portfolio investments. Leon Stephenson of Reed Smith explains the trend
There is a lot of capital flowing into private equity. What does this mean for institutional investors?