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Hedge funds and private equity could be surprise winners from U.S. President Obama’s clampdown on risk-taking by banks, as competition in trading is cut and star managers take their skills elsewhere.
The proposals would stop banks owning or sponsoring a hedge fund or private equity fund, as well as so-called “prop trading”, where banks trade on [...]

This season’s conference, themed “A New Dawn: Investing in the Post Crisis World”, will provide a forum for discussing some of the imminent issues arising out of the recent financial crisis affecting private equity and venture capital firms, their investors, and portfolio companies, and the way forward for the various industry stakeholders.
Keynote and Panel topics [...]

The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), will gather the world’s leading middle market M&A and corporate development professionals together at InterGrowth 2010.
The clouds of the economic storm are parting and the horizon is coming into focus. Attend InterGrowth 2010 and find out what the future holds for middle market M&A and corporate growth. Make new [...]

UK mid-market private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners has agreed to sell Acorn Care and Education to Teachers’ Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. The deal value was not disclosed but has been estimated at $245m by the Financial Times, with Phoenix making a four times return.
Acorn operates ten [...]

When Lightstone Group bought Extended Stay Hotels Inc. in June 2007, it relied on more than $7 billion in debt financing to complete the $8 billion deal just weeks before the leveraged-buyout market imploded.
Today, Extended Stay’s creditors are battling each other after the company filed the largest bankruptcy case by a U.S. hotel owner. A [...]

Reporting from Sacramento – Heavy losses in real estate holdings battered 2009 investment returns at California’s giant public pension fund, although the portfolio overall rose in value for the year.
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System earned an 11.8% return on its portfolio as global stock markets recovered from the collapse of 2008, the fund said [...]

2009 has been a year of significant financial and personnel cutbacks. The current market conditions have impacted many industries and business, forcing entrepreneurs and investors to rethink their budgets and redirect their strategies. Year 2010 will mark the beginning of the economic recovery and China Entrepreneurs brings you the hot trends and markets to help [...]

2009 has been a year of significant financial and personnel cutbacks. The current market conditions have impacted many industries and business, forcing entrepreneurs and investors to rethink their budgets and redirect their strategies. Year 2010 will mark the beginning of the economic recovery and China Entrepreneurs brings you the hot trends and markets to help [...]

On February 3, 2010 in Copenhagen, members were invited to attend an informative discussion and Q&A regarding the ILPA Private Equity Principles hosted by Søren Hansen, Industriens Pension. The discussion was followed by a wine tasting where members were able to network with LP colleagues. For more information on regional events, please  contact Christina [...]