Private equity funds that fail to influence their assets are unlikely to deliver attractive returns, financial consultants Bain and Company believe....

Investors are securing better returns from successful private equity backed initial public offerings than those floated by non-private equity backers....

Fund managers are passing on “good companies” being floated by private equity firms, because of “obnoxious pricing”....

The national association for private equity has defended the role of private equity in companies after the Government announced an inquiry into collapsed listed retailers...

Adelaide-based Goldsborough Financial Services has returned to 100 per cent partner control with the exit of a 49 per cent private equity stakeholder....

Most private equity limited partners believe they lack the investment skills and experience to successfully co-invest, but many believe they can secure strong returns....

Boutique equity investment firm, AMMA Private Equity, has announced it will build a new technology hub by October next year....

Sovereign wealth funds now contribute 26 per cent of total new fundraising, beating super funds and other investor types, according to a report....

Australian private equity and venture capital has boosted long-term investments by delivering a 22 per cent net return in 2014....

While considered foreboding by traditional investors, volatility in global markets is music to the ears those in the alternative space, Janine Mace writes. ...

Former NAB Wealth and MLC chief executive Steve Tucker has launched a new private wealth management firm in partnership with former JBWere chief executive Paul Heath....

Former Bennelong Funds Management chief executive Jarrod Brown has begun a new role with diversified investment manager Wingate Group....

Debate over Australia’s superannuation fees should be focused on overall performance rather than cost, AVCAL believes....

State Street has appointed a new Alternative Investments Solutions head for Asia/Pacific. ...