http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72920Charles Steel, also a former Carlyle executive, will be heading the US firm’s private equity operations across the Atlantic.http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72920Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:50 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72918The London-listed private equity and infrastructure fund manager is seeking to acquire the $1.2bn European infrastructure business of Barclays. http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72918Fri, 24 May 2013 12:23:31 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72915The US-based firm has taken private fashion retailer Bluefly, just days after it agreed to carve out an oil and gas-related service business from Archer Limited. http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72915Fri, 24 May 2013 10:44:39 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72910The China arm of Sequoia Capital has teamed with company management to privatise Le Gaga, a China-based vegetable producer listed on the NASDAQ. http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72910Fri, 24 May 2013 05:33:56 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72909The 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.http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72909Thu, 23 May 2013 22:24:54 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72907The bank has been raising its sixth secondary fund since last year, targeting $5bn.http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72907Thu, 23 May 2013 21:24:43 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72902The 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.http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72902Thu, 23 May 2013 16:21:20 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72900The CEE-focused firm has acquired PKL for €51m, in a bid to capitalise on the country’s expanding leisure industry. http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72900Thu, 23 May 2013 15:51:33 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72899SAFE, the $3.3trn Chinese sovereign wealth fund, has reportedly set up a second New York office to source private equity and real estate deals.http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72899Thu, 23 May 2013 14:45:42 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72895It is understood Sovereign attracted interest from The Carlyle Group, Investcorp and Providence Equity Partners, but sold WCL to Nord Anglia Education for £153m.http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72895Thu, 23 May 2013 12:52:15 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72894A widening range of provisions for bad loans coupled with a low level of realisations hurt ICG’s full-year profit performance, but it was a record year for fundraising and AUM growth.http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72894Thu, 23 May 2013 12:31:38 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72893The UK firm has bought Italian pharmaceutical group Doc Generici, its second acquisition in less than a month. http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72893Thu, 23 May 2013 11:44:24 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72891The 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.http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72891Thu, 23 May 2013 11:19:48 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72890The TMT-focused investment bank is raising $100m for its first alternative investment fund, which will focus on early stage opportunities in China. http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72890Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:55 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72889The 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.http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72889Thu, 23 May 2013 09:31:06 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72888Although 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. http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72888Thu, 23 May 2013 07:33:18 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72887The private equity firm is buying an 80% stake in CSS Corp for $275m becoming one of the few GPs that have managed to close a buyout deal in the country. http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72887Thu, 23 May 2013 04:50:22 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72886The $13bn retirement system has committed $160m to private equity in 2013 and is growing its allocation from 2.5% to 8%. http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72886Wed, 22 May 2013 23:16:15 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72885Ex-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.http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72885Wed, 22 May 2013 22:37:39 GMThttp://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72882The Hispanic market-focused firm has collected $332m as it works to hit its $800m target on its fourth fund.http://www.peimedia.com/article.aspx?aid=0&article=72882Wed, 22 May 2013 21:11:48 GMT