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24 May 2013 03:00 GMT Although private equity returns continued to beat public markets over three- and five-year horizons, listed equities outperformed the asset class during 2012, according to Cambridge Associates.
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24 May 2013 03:00 GMT The bank has been raising its sixth secondary fund since last year, targeting $5bn.
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24 May 2013 02:00 GMT The firm will acquire clothing retailer rue21 using capital from its Fund VIII, which is targeting close to €6bn. Apax previously owned a majority stake in rue21, which filed for a $125m IPO in 2009.
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24 May 2013 02:00 GMT The UK firm has bought Italian pharmaceutical group Doc Generici, its second acquisition in less than a month.
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24 May 2013 01:00 GMT The China arm of Sequoia Capital has teamed with company management to privatise Le Gaga, a China-based vegetable producer listed on the NASDAQ.
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24 May 2013 00:00 GMT SAFE, the $3.3trn Chinese sovereign wealth fund, has reportedly set up a second New York office to source private equity and real estate deals.
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23 May 2013 05:00 GMT The Hispanic market-focused firm has collected $332m as it works to hit its $800m target on its fourth fund.
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23 May 2013 11:17 GMT The Luxembourg-listed firm also is in the market with another fund of funds with a $400m target, for which it held a first close on $80m in January.
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23 May 2013 10:24 GMT The TMT-focused investment bank is raising $100m for its first alternative investment fund, which will focus on early stage opportunities in China.
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23 May 2013 16:20 GMT The firm continues to pursue opportunities in Europe related to bank sales and distressed businesses but is also targeting ‘domestic consumption’ in Asia and ‘across the world’, KKR said during an investor conference.
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23 May 2013 10:00 GMT Ex-Brookfield agent Paul Tam will lead activities out of San Francisco for the global placement firm, which has also made a new-hire in London.
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23 May 2013 04:00 GMT The $13bn retirement system has committed $160m to private equity in 2013 and is growing its allocation from 2.5% to 8%.
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23 May 2013 09:20 GMT The London-listed firm has narrowed its NAV discount by 42% in the 12 months to end February amid signs of recovery for the listed private equity sector.
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23 May 2013 01:00 GMT High valuations are a concern, but opportunities are growing as family groups seek to professionalise management, Sigit Prasetya told delegates at the CFA Institute Conference in Singapore.
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23 May 2013 12:44 GMT It is understood Sovereign attracted interest from The Carlyle Group, Investcorp and Providence Equity Partners, but sold WCL to Nord Anglia Education for £153m.
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