Articles written by Brian McLeod
China infrastructure: PE to the rescue?
The era of easy credit in China is over, leaving companies without the means to service debts tied to infrastructure projects. Foreign PE investors are looking for ways to capitalize on the opportunity.
Infrastructure | 04 Jan 2012
Rules and standards: A new era of investor reporting
A combination of limited partner pressure and government regulation is setting the stage for standardization and regulation to replace private equity’s traditional free-wheeling ways
Regulation |
17 Nov 2011 | 
Asian infrastructure: Building blocks
There is no denying the potential for infrastructure investment in Asia. Although the policies and structures governing private equity involvement are improving, it remains difficult terrain.
Infrastructure | 26 Oct 2011
Diamonds lurk among the Japanese midcaps
Deal-making opportunities remain in Japan’s mid-cap space, spurred by domestic consolidation and corporate ambitions for overseas expansion
North Asia |
12 Oct 2011 |
Australia portfolio companies: Debt burdens
High profile debt woes among portfolio companies in Australia has put some private equity firms on the defensive – for now
Australasia |
28 Sep 2011 |
PE targets deep distress
As Asian economic development becomes increasingly interlocked, regionally and globally, contractual arrangements are getting more complex. This is pointedly clear when problems, such as non-payment of large sums owed, occur. One prominent Asian distress...
Restructuring |
24 Aug 2011 |
Should private equity investors trust IRR?
Since the early days of private equity, the internal rate of return (IRR) has served as the industry’s prime metric. It is perhaps best known as the gauge which underpins fund managers’ claims that they deliver better returns than the public equity...
Performance |
24 Aug 2011 |
Asia distressed assets: Off the radar
A decade ago, in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis, the region’s distressed assets were all the rage as investors moved in for opportunities to turnaround businesses that were underfinanced or failing. With emerging economies now flourishing,...
Portfolio management | 03 Aug 2011
PE advisers prepare for US registration requirements
The US has adopted registration and disclosure provisions for investment advisers, leaving the private equity industry to fret about the costs and hassles of compliance
Regulation |
13 Jul 2011 |
American LPs and Asia GPs: A meeting of minds
American LPs' LPS’ fastination with private equity opportunities in Asia is firmly rooted in macroeconomic fundamentals. The region accounts for 30% of global GDP and 50% of global growth – and ongoing urbanization industrialization in China and India...
North America | 06 Jul 2011
LPs drive change in private equity
A new survey shows recovering confidence in private equity, but LPs are becoming more selective about their investments.
LPs | 22 Jun 2011
Riches lie in China’s restructuring
Despite the distortions created by recent private equity euphoria in China, the industry can play a crucial role in taking consumers and companies to the next level
Greater China | 15 Jun 2011
Wall Street’s clean up reaches far and wide
To say the New York federal jury, which pronounced Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam guilty of all 14 charges of securities fraud and conspiracy against him, sent shock waves through the city’s financial services community is an understatement....
North America |
08 Jun 2011 |
Walden’s chief on making 11 exits in 15 months
Consistent concentration on core investment values is at the heart of their conspicuous success
People | 25 May 2011
The economic impact – and opportunity – of disaster
MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER A major earthquake - followed by a mind-boggling tsunami that incapacitated a nuclear power plant – shook Japan and its financial systems to the core, recovery is seemingly on the horizon, and according to Yoshito Hori,...
North Asia |
18 May 2011 |
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