Opalesque Private Equity Briefing » Research 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 Private equity fundraising gets more crowded http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=39 http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=39#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:43:42 +0000 admin http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=39 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=39>Article Link</a> The number of private equity funds seeking money from investors reached an all-time high in the second quarter, while those which completed fundraising hit a record low, according to data released by market research firm Preqin. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?feed=rss2&p=39 In tough times, private equity saves jobs http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=37 http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=37#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:43:08 +0000 admin http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=37 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=37>Article Link</a> According to a report by Moody’s Investors Service last week, workers would be wise to choose companies owned by private equity. Moody’s data shows that such companies are much less likely to be liquidated when the going gets tough. It turns out that private equity does more to save the jobs of workers at struggling companies than other types of owners do. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?feed=rss2&p=37 Islamic private equity investments in Malaysia to quadruple to US$3.1bln http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=31 http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=31#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:41:26 +0000 admin http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=31 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=31>Article Link</a> Islamic private-equity investments are poised to quadruple in Malaysia to US$3.1bil (RM9.7bil) in five years on government incentives, according to the industry’s biggest fund manager. (more…)

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