10 December 2008 | A return to traditional asset classes.
29 October 2008 | But reductions in valuations will create attractive opportunities.
28 October 2008 | Watson Wyatt analysis points to end of an era for private equity.
20 October 2008 | State Street index reveals private equity recording two successive negative quarters.
3 September 2008 | Asset sales maintain dividends to shareholders.
3 September 2008 | Asset sales maintain dividends to shareholders.
5 May 2008 | Terms of acquisition outlined by Lift Capital still clouds transaction.
18 April 2008 | Super funds committed despite market turmoil.
12:00 AM | Sherry issues caution on transparency.
4 March 2008 | Report finds Australian businesses overwhelmingly positive about private equity.
13 December 2007 | New fund on launch pad.
17 October 2007 | Private equity primed for further growth.
3 September 2007 | Private equity still provides investors with ample opportunities, according to ING PEAL managing director Jon Schahinger.
11 July 2007 | ING PEAL renews its relationship with one of Australia’s private equity managers.
5 July 2007 | New tax laws are likely to change the private equity landscape.
4 July 2007 | Investors need to be cautious about venture capital schemes.
15 June 2007 | Recent publicity surrounding high profile private equity bids for companies like Qantas, Myer, Coles and PBL has put private equity under the spotlight.
7 May 2007 | The Investment and Financial Services Association has made a submission to the Government expressing its view that no additional regulatory measures are needed in relation to private equity deals.
3 April 2007 | A former chief economist for the financial services industry believes private equity deals are positive for investment markets, as they can provide the necessary change to managerial operations and structures that can lift the performance of organisations on the wane.
8 March 2007 | ING Private Equity Access Limited, a listed private equity fund of funds offering, has now invested 75 per cent of its original capital subscriptions having just committed $10 million to Archer Capital Fund 4.
23 February 2007 | A Queensland-based private equity company has raised $1.5 million for an agribusiness project in six weeks, and now plans to move into funds management.
2 February 2007 | A report on initial public offer activity in the domestic share market has shown the number of companies to list for the first time in 2006 totalled 165, up from 134 in the previous year.
8 December 2006 | Select Asset Management has extended its reach into the retail arena, launching a new product aimed at giving retail investors access to unlisted private equity investments.
5 April 2006 | Despite a limited number of competitors, two Australian-based global private equity funds have emerged onto the market with impressive ratings.
7 June 2001 | Venture capital has become a hot topic in the last few years. Fuelled by the extraordinary run in NASDAQ listed technology stocks, many of the venture capital backers of early stage businesses that skyrocketed into prominence generated exceptional returns from the tech boom.