An Overview of Private Equity Investing in the Mining Sector
This primer discusses the basics of investing in the global mining sector and identifies the key drivers of value and the potential risks associated with investing in the sector.
Private Equity/Venture Capital
Dodd-Frank’s Impact on Alternative Investments: A Brief Review
This paper highlights key provisions of the major U.S. financial act signed into law in July 2010, focusing on issues related to alternative investments and managers. With more than 60 mandated federal studies due over the next several years and at least 200 new regulations that have yet to be written, the final regulatory landscape…
Private Equity Investing in China
Over the last six years the Chinese private equity market has grown and matured considerably. This paper reviews the private equity landscape in China, discusses the evolution of investment structures, and evaluates the case for private equity investing in China.
Private Equity Fund Investing in the Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is moving quickly to establish itself as an attractive segment of the global private equity market. This paper provides an overview of the MENA region, the macroeconomic and business landscape, and the landscape for private equity investing.
Restoring Balance to GP-LP Relationships
The current environment provides institutional investors a unique opportunity to bring their alternative asset fund manager relationships into better alignment and this paper presents our perspective on what terms we consider to be reasonable for non-marketable alternative asset strategies and hedge fund strategies.
U.S. Venture Capital Investing
While the recent uncertainty and volatility in economic and financial markets have made it difficult to ascertain the outlook for the venture capital market, these conditions may also serve to create a better supply/demand balance down the road. We continue to regard select high-quality venture capital managers as an effective means to capture returns from…
Investing in Clean Energy and Technology
“Cleantech” provides an evolving investment opportunity that could potentially offer lower correlation to and different risk characteristics than traditional investments. This report presents an overview of the investment outlook for cleantech investing as well as analysis of market size and growth potential; performance characteristics; major risks; and implementation considerations, among other factors.
Indian Venture Capital
This report suggests that India is among the most attractive regions for venture investing in Southeast Asia, and the software and telecom sectors appear particularly promising. Also included is information on 21 partnerships already invested in Indian venture capital.
Indian Private Equity
This overview outlines the incentives and impediments to Indian private equity investing, and examines potential investments by stage and industry with particular emphasis on finance, telecom, and software services. Exhibits cover annual growth of the Indian private equity market, M&A and IPO activity, and recent Indian private equity investments, including company, industry, and disclosed cost….
Private Equity Fund-of-Funds
This report examines the current market environment for private equity fund-of-funds (FOFs), the role of FOFs in a portfolio, strategies employed by FOF managers, performance measurement issues, and partnership terms and conditions.