Private equity is too big to ignore — for both investors and regulators. “It’s critical,” said Peter Witte, associate director of Ernst & Young’s private equity group, in a phone interview. “If you’re not invested in private equity, or private capital, then you’re...
Private equity fundraising next year may fall below the record levels seen in 2019 as large firms shift their focus on to capital deployment, analysts have predicted. Firms will also try to hold on to some of their top performing assets for longer in 2020, according...
If private equity dealmakers are a tiny economic elite, they are a narrow one, too. A Bloomberg analysis found that women fill only 8% of senior investment roles globally at the 10 largest firms that use debt to buy companies. Only one or two women are present in top...
Private equity executives predict what the biggest trends will be in the new year From a jump in deal flow to why some firms will disappear, private equity executives share their expectations for the next year. Mattia Caprioli and Philipp FreiseCo-heads of Emea...
KKR likes the long-term growth trends in Washington’s Puget Sound region, where it purchased two properties for more than $1.2 billion. KKR & Co. has purchased two commercial properties in the Seattle region for more than $1.2 billion, saying it’s drawn to the...
