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=30 http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=30#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:40:47 +0000 admin http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=30 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=30>Article Link</a> China will amend its fund law to start regulating private equity funds, Xinhua News Agency said, citing Wu Xiaoling, vice chairman of the Financial and Economic Committee of the National People’s Congress. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?feed=rss2&p=30 http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=29 http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=29#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:38:32 +0000 admin http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=29 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=29>Article Link</a> China plans to allow asset management companies to invest in private equity with funds from their special-asset management units. The plan is meant to prompt private investment in unlisted companies’ stocks and debt, according to a statement posted on the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s website. (more…)

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