Baring Private Equity Asia has announced the closing of the Baring Asia Private Equity Fund IV with commitments of USD1.51bn making it the largest regional growth equity fund ever raised f

US law firm McGuireWoods is expanding its private equity practice with the addition in its Chicago office of three new partners, Geoffrey C. Cockrell, Mark A. Kromkowski and Michael P.

Sales of alternative investment firms account for a record 40 per cent of deals in the global investment management business so far in 2008, according to Jefferies Putnam Lovell, an advise

Morgan Stanley has closed Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners with USD4bn in equity commitments from pension funds, insurance companies and high net worth individuals worldwide as well

Partners Group, the Swiss-based alternative asset manager, has expanded its Asian presence with the opening of its Beijing office.

PPM Capital, the European private equity house, is changing its name to Silverfleet Capital to reflect its independence following a buyout last November from its previous owner, insurance

The Blackstone Group and Morgan Stanley Real Estate are the world’s largest private equity real estate firms, according to the PERE 30, a new ranking of private equity real estate firms pr

Jean-Philippe Barade and Alasdair Thomson are joining Morgan Stanley Private Equity in London as executive directors, becoming part of a team focused on leveraged buyouts, corporate divest

Star manager Dwight Sipprelle is winding down his USD1.2bn global credit fund and retiring from active money management.

Guernsey is a great place to do business, according to Jon Moulton, founder and managing partner of private equity firm Alchemy Partners, who has made his home on the island and sang its p