LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) – Mid-market buyout shops top private equity fund performance over the medium term, as their larger counterparts struggle to sell on their portfolio companies and generate returns for investors, a new study said.
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By Simon Meads
LONDON (Reuters) – Pension funds and wealthy middle-east sovereign wealth funds are buying up investments in private equity funds, pushing up prices and sidelining secondary firms that specialize in acquiring the assets.
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Preqin by Claire Spencer, May 2009
Limited partners (LPs) are keen to sell their stakes in private equity funds, but most are waiting until buyers are willing to pay more. This is according to research by Preqin, cited by the Wall Street Journal.
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Stock Performances Show Sponsored Deals Weathering Woes Well
By OLIVER SMIDDY
One of the biggest casualties of the economic downturn has been the initial public offering, for years the exit route of choice for private-equity firms. Returning a company to the public markets allowed buyout firms to retain an equity interest in the business, if desired, and [...]

By Megan Davies NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuters) – Picking over the carcasses of bankrupt companies is tempting for private equity firms, but the more traditional buyout shops are showing caution bidding on assets entangled in the courts, experts say.
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By Serena Chaudhry
JOHANNESBURG, May 5 (Reuters) – Private equity investors are continuing to invest in South Africa despite a global credit crunch, with the manufacturing and construction sectors favoured, a key industry player said on Tuesday.
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