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News
30 Jul 2010 14:58 GMT Private equity funds on a global average basis have now reported four consecutive quarters of positive performance, but the figures have been impacted by negative IRRs in Europe, according to the latest State Street data.
30 Jul 2010 16:05 GMT The Oregon Investment Council has started a new private equity relationship with Blackstone as it meanwhile contemplates cutting its next commitment to KKR.
30 Jul 2010 15:59 GMT The Los Angeles-based firm joined the bidding process for Disney's troubled film studio earlier this month.
30 Jul 2010 19:00 GMT The New York-based mid-market firm has sold wireless network operator NewPath to Crown Castle after an initial investment just 15 months ago.
30 Jul 2010 02:00 GMT The firm, founded by energy industry veteran Frost Cochran, is moving from a pledge fund structure to a more traditional private equity fund.
30 Jul 2010 05:38 GMT The global private equity firm has raised almost half of its target for the Carlyle Beijing RMB fund.
30 Jul 2010 12:15 GMT AAC Capital has booked a 3.8x return on its investment in restaurant chain TGI Friday’s UK, which it made while still captive at ABN AMRO.
30 Jul 2010 04:00 GMT The $109bn pension has rebounded from its negative private equity return for the fiscal year 2009, beating its benchmark for the asset class by 1.3 percentage points.
30 Jul 2010 11:17 GMT The UK-based investment and advisory group paid around £50m to purchase 'Port Vell' from Spanish developer Global Via.
30 Jul 2010 12:00 GMT The London-based law firm has promoted partner Richard Moulton to lead its private equity practice as former head Mark Spinner takes over the firm's corporate practice.
30 Jul 2010 03:00 GMT The $14bn oil and gas endowment has hired Day Pitney to pursue fee and investment loss recovery from private equity firms to which SIC committed capital based on reasons ‘other than great returns’.
29 Jul 2010 03:08 GMT The Steve Schwarzman-led firm, which is targeting about $738m for its debut RMB fund, expects a final close by September.
29 Jul 2010 02:00 GMT The average high bid for partnership interests across all asset classes reached almost 80% of NAV in the first half of 2010, according to data from Cogent Partners.
29 Jul 2010 15:23 GMT Research suggests listed SMEs currently offer a ‘compelling’ opportunity for private equity-backed acquisitions, due a combination of continually low valuations and increasingly available debt.
29 Jul 2010 16:04 GMT The Carlyle Group has sold Wall Street Institute, a chain of English language training centers, to education and information company Pearson.

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Comment
When a prominent financial newspaper backs an attack on the industry, it shows there is a long way to go for private equity to be recognised as a legitimate and worthwhile asset class by some.
Perspectives
Is investing in distressed debt a good thing? That’s a trick question, writes Oaktree Capital Management chairman Howard Marks.
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