http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing Private equity funds under management totaled $2.918 trillion at the end of 2011. According to David Rubenstein, co-founder of Carlyle Group LP there are nearly 5,000 private equity funds in the world. Private equity, one of the alternative asset classes offering diversification from stocks and bonds, has traditionally been about leveraged buyouts - where the buyer funds the purchase price through borrowing, using the target company’s assets as collateral, says a Reuters report. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:43:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=14 http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=14#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:33:26 +0000 admin http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=14 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=14>Article Link</a> Gulf Capital, a leading alternative investment firm, was awarded the “Best Private Equity Firm in the Middle East” title for the second year in a row at the Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2012 yesterday (June 12) in Dubai. (more…)

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