LPs
SVG enjoys 23% NAV boost in H1
SVG Capital has reported a 23% uplift in net asset value (NAV) in its half-year results, with shares now trading at 480p.
Grosvenor Capital acquires Credit Suisse’s PE FoF division
US-based fund of hedge funds Grosvenor Capital Management (GCM) has acquired the fund-of-private-equity-funds division of Credit Suisse, Customised Fund Investment Group (CFIG).
Funds-of-funds falling out of favour?
Funds-of-funds
LGT Capital Partners wins £100m mandate
Swiss alternative asset management company LGT Capital Partners has been awarded a £100m mandate from Kingfisher Pension Scheme.
Family Office Survey 2013
Keep up to date with the latest trends in the Family Office Investment In Private Equity survey, published in association with Investec.
Carlyle to gain full control of AlpInvest
Carlyle has agreed to buy the remaining 40% stake in fund-of-funds manager AlpInvest, gaining full ownership of the business.
LP chief heads for private equity
Barry Miller, head of private equity at New York City Retirement System, has left to join secondaries specialist Landmark Partners.
AP6's Swartling on strategy, regulation and CSR
Karl Swartling, CEO of AP6, discusses the Swedish government’s Langensjö inquiry into state pension funds and its recommendations for drastic saving measures. How will it affect AP6 and how best to prepare for the changes?
Natixis buys Euro Private Equity
Natixis has added another firm to its private equity arm by acquiring Swiss funds-of-funds manager and investment adviser Euro Private Equity.
Delta Lloyd drops out of private equity
Delta Lloyd has disposed of the private equity management arm of its investment division, Cyrte Investments BV, and will reportedly no longer deal in the private equity sector in the wake of the Solvency II directive.
France: commitments from banks, insurers, pension funds down 43%
France's lacklustre fundraising figures for 2012 highlight the continued retreat of traditional LPs, such as banks, insurers and pension funds, according to new research by industry trade body Afic.
Family offices keen on bypassing GPs?
Nearly 60% of family offices polled in the Investec Family Office Intelligence Survey are considering investing in private equity. The headline figure is not the whole story, though.
CEE private equity: undervalued?
CEE: undervalued?
Family offices set to increase PE allocations
Family offices
In defence of private equity
There is increasing noise about unjustifiable fees in an industry that fails to live up to expectations. But this belies some outstanding performances and the promise of new opportunities, finds Kimberly Romaine
LP interview: Secondaries come first
LP interview: Idinvest
SVG Capital injects €100m into Cinven
Listed investment trust SVG Capital has committed €100m to the latest fund managed by London-based GP Cinven.
Aberdeen acquires majority stake in SVG Advisers
Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired a 50.1% stake in SVG Capital subsidiary SVG Advisers (SVGA) for £17.5m.
Hertfordshire County Council commits £280m to LGT
LGT Capital Partners has received a £280m mandate for its multi-alternatives offering from the British Hertfordshire County Council.
Pension funds failing to stick up for private equity
Speaking up for PE
LP highlights misalignment of interest with GPs
LP slams GP fees
German funds: The LPs' verdict
LP verdict
Survey highlights extent of LP/GP perception gap
LPs and GPs still hold vastly divergent views on key aspects of their relationship, with terms & conditions and communication being the major areas of conflict, according to recent research by Acanthus.
Video: Pinebridge’s Rhonda Ryan
LP video interview