Private Equity, the Hot Asset Class for Allocators, Faces Headwinds
Deals are expected to fall far short of 2021’s record-breaking level.
Tag: KKR
Asset Allocation
Private Equity Cashes In as Student Housing Deals Surge
KKR sells seven college lodging projects for $725 million.
Alternatives
Why Private Equity Is Building an Arsenal of Giant New Funds
The buyout firms are increasingly popular among institutional investors—Carlyle just raised $27 billion.
You Think M&A Is Hot Now? Wait for the Tax Effect, Says Schwarzman
Blackstone chief sees Biden’s planned boost for the capital gains levy as spurring more deals.
Asset Allocation
Special Report: How to Make Money from Distressed Real Estate in 2021
Pension funds and other institutions are considering investing in problem properties via KKR, Apollo, Blackstone, and other Wall Street players. The goal: turnarounds.
Asset Allocation
Special Report: How Private Credit, Subject of Scary Forecasts, Came Out a Winner
Institutional investors like Arizona’s pension plan have done pretty well with this newly popular asset class.
Alternatives
Private Equity Goes on a Warehouse Buying Binge
Blackstone, KKR, and other PE players ride a trend propelled by ecommerce’s expansion.
Promise of Private Debt Burns Bright—With a Big If
How the burgeoning asset class plans to navigate the risky pandemic economy.
How Distressed Investors Are Getting Ready for Business Failures
Washington stimulus has delayed the bankruptcy parade. But it’s coming fast.
Alternatives
PE-Related Bankruptcy Filings Soared in May
Too much debt and the virus economic slide harmed companies such as Hertz and J. Crew.
Longtime Monarch Private Equity Gets Its Crown Knocked Off
Prospects for exits, money-raising, and new deals dim amid the scary economic slide.
News
KKR Acquires Military Contractor Novaria Group
The private equity firm is purchasing an aerospace manufacturer to amp up its defense assets.
Congress Investigates Whether PE Firms Are Behind Surprise Medical Bills
House committee asserts unexpected medical bills after emergency care visits could be perpetuated through private equity giants who own the health care facilities.
Newsmakers
Navab Capital Partners Closing After Founder’s Untimely Death
Firm decides not to continue ‘without him at the helm.’
Newsmakers
Alexander Navab, Former KKR Head, Dies at 53
Private equity legend recently started his own firm after 24 years with KKR.