/lex/alternativehttp://www.ft.com/rss/lex/alternativeFT.com - Lex, Alternative investmentsen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comThu, 26 Jun 2008 21:09 BSTWed, 09 Jul 2008 16:10:16 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gif/lex/alternative(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/80c76f1c-435a-11dd-842e-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/80c76f1c-435a-11dd-842e-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe Children's Investment Fund claimed victory in the US but it was roundly defeated in Japan only hours later Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c29ef34e-3ea3-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c29ef34e-3ea3-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe idea of a hedge fund manager taking a voluntary pay cut may seem like a laughable fantasy. But executives at a London-listed credit specialist did just that this weekFri, 20 Jun 2008 19:05 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/d459753c-2d5a-11dd-b92a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/d459753c-2d5a-11dd-b92a-000077b07658.htmlThe world's largest listed hedge fund manager is fast becoming the McDonald's of alternative assetsThu, 29 May 2008 23:17 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/e425dc04-22b9-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/e425dc04-22b9-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlGiven the sensitivity of Blackstone's numbers to credit conditions, equity markets and deal flow, it's a wonder analysts get close to the outcomeFri, 16 May 2008 08:46 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/303a07ae-1fff-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/303a07ae-1fff-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlWhy are investors in hedge funds willingly submitting to ever-longer lock-ups of their capital? Mon, 12 May 2008 19:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/eb624000-1046-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/eb624000-1046-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.htmlWith the leveraged buy-out market now turned on its head, some private equity investors who lost out are getting a second bite at the appleTue, 22 Apr 2008 20:53 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1cee20dc-0541-11dd-a9e0-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1cee20dc-0541-11dd-a9e0-0000779fd2ac.htmlFor those wondering where private equity's cash piles go next, watch TPG. The firm's latest two mooted deals are anything but the mega-buy-outs that dominated last year, but have since become impossibleTue, 8 Apr 2008 08:59 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/cb0a9790-00b9-11dd-a0c5-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/cb0a9790-00b9-11dd-a0c5-000077b07658.htmlProblem? What problem? Credit is frozen, equities are manic and several big leveraged buy-outs have collapsed in acrimony. Yet money continues to pour into private equity's coffersWed, 2 Apr 2008 20:41 BST