News & Analysis

Apollo Global Management hired people in California and North Carolina specifically to influence local pension investment decisions.

The global buyout firm has acquired a 16.5 percent stake in China Agritech and may increase its stake if the company does not meet an agreed net income target this financial year.

Standardised reporting in the real estate industry is still a long way off, resulting in inefficiencies for both the fund managers and the investment community, writes Gary Koster of Ernst & Young

Private placement veteran Clive Norton, who joined Jefferies Helix in 2007, has jumped ship to join European mid-market fund Englefield Capital.

Australian firms Goldman Sachs JBWere Private Equity and Quadrant Private Equity are the latest to seek an exit through the stock market.

The recently listed firm is continuing to build out its investor relations function with another hire from Goldman Sachs.

The listed private equity firm has sold its remaining stake in Dutch business Dockwise to a consortium of investors including Bain Capital’s credit arm, Sankaty.

Rajiv Goel, director of strategic investments at Intel Capital, was among six individuals that allegedly made $20m from insider trading linked to events including Blackstone’s buyout of Hilton Hotels.

The UK regulator has found that fund managers may incur billions in compliance costs, while EU investors would lose access to some managers, should the AIFM Directive be passed.

After his very public departure from Alchemy Partners, Jon Moulton has set up turnaround-focused Better Capital right on his old firm’s doorstep.