Philip Borel

Hanns Ostmeier has stepped down from The Blackstone Group to chair the German Venture Capital Association’s new mega-buyout platform.

After just two years in business, Dubai International Capital has amassed a $5 billion portfolio of public and private assets. Much more is to come, chief executive Sameer Al Ansari tells PEI Asia.

The US buyout firm has appointed Walid Musallam to head its Middle East hybrid investing business, which is due to hit the fundraising trail for up to $1 billion.

The UK venture capital firm has raised a co-investment vehicle for seed deals to feed into its main institutional funds.

Capital Today, a Shanghai-based growth capital provider, has closed its first private equity fund $80 million above target.

The London-based firm has abandoned plans to list a €1 billion public fund on Euronext, citing concerns over similar vehicles trading at a discount to the issue price.

Market professionals are expecting The Carlyle Group to announce the formation of a $2bn private equity fund aimed at investment opportunities in Japan.

The pan-European LBO leader has told prospective investors that Permira Europe IV will accept an additional €1bn in commitments to close on a revised target of €10.835 billion.

India’s Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) has approved the acquisition of a 33 percent stake in a Mumbai-based private securities firm for an undisclosed amount.

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.