MORE NEWS » Latest NEWS Fidelity next in line to cut jobs 20/11/2008 TPG reportedly in Nissin Leasing (China) dispute 20/11/2008 Babcock & Brown reportedly looking to sell half its assets, cut half its staff 20/11/2008 KKR appoints Citigroup's Sanjay Nayar as CEO, India country head 20/11/2008 Nordic Capital Fund VII closes on €4.3bn 20/11/2008 CapStreet holds $80m first closing on third fund 20/11/2008 International Private Equity & Venture Capital Valuation Board commits to fair value 20/11/2008 Charles-Henri Filippi joins CVC as senior advisor 20/11/2008 Clean Energy Spotlight Despite the market downturn, clean energy continues to be a dynamic growth area. Hear how leading investors in the industry are taking advantage. This week: Ian Wilson of New Leaf Capital discusses the challenges facing a new fund of funds in the clean energy sector. ‘The one thing that has become very clear is that there is no lack of money waiting for investment opportunities, but the market needs to become less volatile, or for investors to become used to the level of volatility, before people will be willing to make fresh investment decisions.' Also, law firm Eversheds looks at the growth of the biomass industry in the UK and its increasing appetite for investment. For the latest news, views and interviews in the clean energy investor community. Latest LP Profiles Institutional Investor Profile: Hans van Swaay, Lyrique 18/11/2008. Hans van Swaay on why mega-funds continue to grow again, on the arrogance of LPs, on first-time funds, on his concerns about investing in emerging markets and on the huge amount of uninvested money in private equity. Institutional Investor Profile: Mark Calnan CFA, Investment Consultant - Manager Research, Watson Wyatt Worldwide 21/10/2008. Mark Calnan on Watson Wyatt's hybrid model, on composing tailor-made portfolios for clients and on the challenges facing the private equity industry. Who we are AltAssets is the private equity industry’s most widely used information source. We receive over 400,000 visits from industry professionals a month, downloading up to 3 million pages of information. read more » Featured jobs Director/Vice President, Switzerland » Investment Director » Advertise jobs » Free subscription Private Equity Newsletter Provides essential news and research to institutional investors, private equity managers and professional advisors subscribe » advertise on altassets Tell the global PE industry about your services, strategies and vacancies by placing a banner on the AltAssets site. enquire now » Read of the month Read sample chapters from How They Started Global Brands