Regulation

The recently listed KKR Private Equity Investors vehicle creates an immediate pool of nearly $2bn for KKR’s 2006 Fund – a major boost to the firm’s ongoing fundraising effort.

Investors in the Middle East are looking to strengthen ties with Asia and capitalise on the region’s growth – through both MENA- and Asia-based private equity funds. Judy Kuan reports.

Following news of KKR’s planned fund IPO in Amsterdam, SJ Berwin’s Simon Witney takes a look at the regulatory environment for listed private equity funds.

The Providence, Rhode Island-based firm sees growth potential in the online segments of 101communications and Stevens Publishing.

Intel Capital, the captive VC arm of Intel Corp., has set its sights on Brazil, signalling the ongoing improvement seen in the country’s capital markets.

The Boston-based firm has closed on a $3.5 billion private equity capital fund and a $778 million subordinated debt fund, after turning away billions of dollars in LP interest.

The private equity arm of the French insurer has announced the departure of three senior figures in its London and New York funds of funds teams, as well as a listing for the UK business.

Fund formation partner Blair Thompson has resigned from the London-based law firm and will join UK mid-market private equity house TDR Capital.

New York-based Lincolnshire Management has ended its nearly seven-year investment in flatbed trailer manufacturer Transcraft Corp., emerging out of a market downturn with a $71m sale to publicly held Wabash National.

The Stockholm-based private equity firm received commitments from over 50 investors for the new vehicle.