African stocks are attracting record amounts of capital from foreign investors - why are western pension funds still wary? Julian Evans reports.

Specialist private equity funds are helping to save the world, one deal at a time. Mark Dunne reports.

A new piece of regulation could spell trouble for alternative investment funds – and they’re not happy. Liz Salecka reports.

Public-private partnership efforts to combat climate change should advance despite the Copenhagen summit’s outcome. But private-sector companies may need convincing, writes Henry E. Teitelbaum.

Highlights from last year's buyout market.

New funds are ready to turn around distressed assets across Central and Eastern Europe. Tim Burke reports.

Despite the economic slump, canny acquirers have proved that there are still M&A deals to be done. Tim Burke speaks to the CEOs behind some of the year’s biggest emerging market transactions – and finds that for many, the crisis had a silver lining.

Rocketing fuel prices made Angola one of Africa’s greatest pre-crisis growth stories. Now it must learn some new tricks. Tim Burke reports.

Banking sector attracts interest as the economy stabilises.

A new Islamic investment firm has launched with initial capital of US$600mn. Its CEO tells Eva-Luise Schwarz why the crisis is the perfect time to be doing business.

For private equity firms focused on Africa’s entrepreneurial growth companies, deal opportunities keep coming. By Tim Burke.

While the top global banks have shed thousands of jobs, some smaller firms have been aggressively hiring. But they face a tough struggle against the larger competition, reports Eva-Luise Schwarz.