Regulation

The influential institutional investor saw its alternative investment program return 5.3 percent, while public equities languished.

The listed mega-buyout firm has hired Merrill chief operating officer Laurence Tosi to replace long-time partner Michael Puglisi, who will stay on as a senior managing director.

The Africa-focussed private equity shop has invested $15m in Blue Financial Services, a non-deposit taking micro lender.

HarbourVest Global Private Equity has reaped a 3.9 percent gain in net asset value almost exclusively from secondary interests in its private parent company.

Hunt Ventures, an investment arm for Dallas tycoon Ray Hunt’s personal and commercial wealth, hopes to 'springboard' to larger funds after landing its first institutional investor.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has tapped former Goldman Sachs rainmaker Alain Carrier to lead private investments from its second international office opened this year.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has tapped former Goldman Sachs rainmaker Alain Carrier to lead private investments from its second international office opened this year.

Turkey's parliament has lifted a ban on the sale of real estate to foreigners, ending a month-long saga that cast a shadow over foreign and domestic investment into the country's growing real estate market.

The Canadian pension has been hit by turbulence in the public equities and REIT markets, but its alternatives fared well in 2007, with infrastructure leading the way.

Ronan Agnew, formerly the co-head of Credit Suisse’s financial sponsors coverage for Europe, is moving to Hong Kong.