Prudential / AIA
The way the cash call has been structured exposes the UK insurer to several equity risks
GAM Holdings
The Swiss listed hedge fund and asset manager achieved more than double the growth of its European peers in 2009
KKR / Blackstone
The return of deal-making and more confident markets help explain the big profit figures but achieving high growth this year will be challenging
Art market
An exhibition running at the Gagosian London Gallery entitled Crash turns out to be a homage to JG Ballard, not a reference to the trajectory of the art market, post-Lehman. Faster than expected, however, art prices are rebounding
Seatown/Temasek
Seatown, a new offshoot of Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek, could be as close as we get to the world's first sovereign hedge fund
Travelport IPO
The initial public offering of the travel group has been put on ice, a bad sign for the European IPO market
Kabel Deutschland
For some private equity managers, the credit crunch has been forgotten as boom-time bids make a comeback
Endemol
The company that popularised reality TV thought it had found a way to avoid a financial crisis, but lenders have forced it to think again
Bank private equity
Limited sale options may give management a bargain.
Terra Firma / EMI
Being the ham in the sandwich is no fun and, sadly for the beleaguered record company, it is just that
Carried interest
The bloated buy-out barons in the US and UK, particularly the leveraged flippers, need no special tax treatment
KKR / Pets at Home
The UK's largest pet retailer has been bought for a hefty price – but the valuation may be justified by its market resilience
Blackstone's British bank
Many will question the logic of launching a bank in today's economy but the US-based private equity firm may do just that
Travelport
Blackstone's forthcoming flotation of Travelport will be the first private equity float this year – and the first major European listing in two years
