Nicholas Donato

Six directors have been added to the firm’s private equity practice, including former All-Clad head Clifford Hall, PE Manager has exclusively learned.

Allowing visitors to read its website in Japanese or Chinese will allow Blackstone to more effectively communicate its message to Asia LPs, said an industry source.

Perkins Coie has poached two names from rival K&L Gates while Mayer Brown has strengthened its private equity bench in Hong Kong.

Acquiring a target company with an upfront tender offer followed by a back-end merger is growing in popularity with GPs wanting to quickly close deals.

The African Venture Capital Association has assembled a 10-strong team of lawyers to advocate for sensible private equity rulemaking in Africa.

Despite charging a premium for its services, the Wall Street titan has eclipsed the competition in securing private equity M&A work.

The US accounting standards setter has released a discussion paper for its disclosure framework project that will likely reduce the number of notes CFOs include in their financial statements.

Pevara has unveiled what it claims is a first-of-its-kind benchmarking tool that allows LPs to evaluate investments based on their portfolio’s bespoke strategy, region and vintage year.

Blackstone-backed portfolio company American Petroleum Tankers has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Transportation alleging a loan application was being held up due to its private equity ownership.

Kishore Kansal will incorporate his concept of a private equity derivatives exchange at dealer broker Tullett Prebon.