News & Analysis

The co-founder of Fortress Investment Group admitted to Oregon's investment council his firm’s most recent fund was challenged.

The marriage of Mourant du Feu and Ozannes will create the third-largest offshore law firm, and give the combined entity an expanded presence in a region that is seeing the arrival of more funds and managers.

Ex-Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker says banks need to choose between being bank holding companies and housing private equity platforms. Citi, meanwhile, may divest its $8bn PE unit.

US private equity funds should take another look at their annual privacy disclosure notices following recent amendments by the Federal Trade Commission.

Stephen Schwarzman said at Davos on Monday that proposed new tax increases and a dispute with TPG is hurting Australia’s image with foreign investors, as the government seeks feedback from private equity firms about how they are being impacted.

Embattled music group EMI represents a €2.2bn exposure for Terra Firma's funds. Chris Witkowsky explores whether a loss of the investment would spell the end for Guy Hands' firm.

PEI examines the long-term relationships between six major LPs and GPs and assesses the state of their unions in a changed market.

The secondaries market, which suffered from a major gap between seller and buyer expectations, recovered in the latter half of 2009 as bids went up and traditional buyers returned.

After spending time in Washington DC quizzing key policymakers on their appetite to finally create a US infrastructure bank, Cezary Podkul finds that prospects for the long-neglected measure may finally be looking up

With Foxtons restructured, BC Partners can now focus on its impending fundraise.