Morgan Stanley has expanded its business advising sovereign wealth funds and private equity firms in the Middle East and North Africa with the appointment of three bankers to be based in t

Alternative fund of funds manager HarbourVest Partners has announced the appointment of Randy Parker as a principal who will focus on investments in real estate private equity funds and re

Octavian Advisors, an alternative investment management firm specialising in distressed and special situations, has concluded a joint venture and strategic alliance with the Shanghai-based

Atlantic-Pacific Capital, an independent placement agent for alternative investment funds and direct private placements, has announced the final closing of Clearview Capital Fund II last m

Luxembourg’s fund industry posted its fifth consecutive year of double-digit growth in both euro and US dollar terms in 2007 despite difficult market conditions in the second half of the y

Alternative fund of funds manager HRJ Capital has announced the final closing of HRJ Special Opportunities Fund I, a fund of private equity funds, with USD195m of commitments from a divers

Fundraising was better than expected for the UK’s venture capital trust sector in the tough market conditions at the end of the 2007-08 tax year, according to the Association of Investment

Private equity managers have begun investing in the debt of troubled companies at discounted prices, with Apollo, CVC, Blackstone, Permira and TPG among buyout groups that are finally movi

Luxembourg-based traditional and alternative fund services provider European Fund Administration has established EFA Private Equity, a new business unit for the administration of private e