Ontario Teachers’ is not content to play the passive LP. The $110bn Canadian pension fund has cut out the middle man and is investing direct. Now it is coming to Europe.
Tuesday, 8th July 2008
Due Diligence - Specialist
As the environment becomes a top political and legislative priority, specialist advisers have become part of the deal-doing infrastructure. By Neil Hodge
Interim managers are not new to private equity, but their skills are increasingly in demand as buyout firms demand quicker and more profitable exits from portfolio companies. By Neil Hodge
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Leader
United we stand
The Danish Walker report – as it has inevitably been dubbed – makes its namesake’s once revolutionary strides towards transparency in private equity seem just a little
half-hearted.
Top Story
Direct action
Ontario Teachers’ is not content to play the passive LP. The $110bn Canadian pension fund has cut out the middle man and is investing direct. Now it is coming to Europe.
Feature
Back to front
As more onerous reporting requirements combine with recession-induced cost pressures, fund administration providers are stepping forward from the back office.
Comment
Get ready - to wait
Hopes for a deluge of western-style private equity deals in China are misconceived and premature.
News Analysis
Danish “Walker report” ups ante on disclosure
The Danish private equity and venture capital association, DVCA, has unveiled a set of transparency guidelines for buyout houses operating in Denmark.
