Private equity
Flowers defends MF Global as a ‘prudently run’ securities firm, despite Chapter 11 filing
JC Flowers head says reliance on short-term funding is a weakness of whole securities industry – not just MF Global. He adds a worsening eurozone crisis could lead to investment opportunities in troubled banks
Video: What is the future for ETFs that provide exposure to hidden assets
What is the future for ETFs that provide exposure to hidden assets such as hedge funds, private equity and volatility?
Hellman & Friedman to buy OpenLink
New-York-based commodity software firm OpenLink has announced its owners The Carlyle Group will sell it to a US private equity firm
Alternative Fund Administration Survey 2011
Alternative Fund Administration Survey 2011
Turning Points: Larry Kellerman, CEO Quantum Utility Generation
Turning Points: Larry Kellerman, CEO Quantum Utility Generation
Lovelier the second time around? Marty Fridson column
Private equity firms are sitting on $1 trillion of uninvested capital. That’s why they are buying ‘second-hand’ companies with questionable value potential from other private equity firms.
Reliance makes third US shale gas field purchase in four months for $392 million
Latest US shale gas investment from Indian energy firm Reliance as the company seeks to bolster foreign investment
More than 2,500 UK end-users at risk of fines over carbon rules
More than 2,500 UK end-users could be stung with a hefty fine from the UK government, as a substantial number of executives at the country’s top firms admit they are unaware of the mandatory CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, reveals a new report
Gazprom quashes fears over Georgia pipeline stake
Russia’s energy giant Gazprom shoots down fears that it is looking to acquire or has acquired a significant stake in Georgia’s main natural gas pipeline and says it is only hypothetically interested in an acquisition
A special situation?
Distressed debt
Private equity supports FSA proposals
The private equity industry has backed the UK Financial Services Authority's proposal to tighten reporting requirements on banks and private equity houses, in order to reduce market abuse and conflicts of interest.
Risk manager of the year - Richard Evans, Deutsche Bank
The head of group market risk's stress-testing approach has helped transform Deutsche Bank.
Basel acts on private equity losses
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued a proposal for determining the capital reserves for bank equity exposures. It promises to be as controversial as the other aspects of the Basel II capital Accord.