Lots of venture capitalists claim to add value to the companies in which they invest. But how do they do it? And does it really produce better returns for their investors? Guest authors David Teten, Adham AbdelFattah, Koen Bremer and Gyorgy Buslig give their perspective.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has named Josh Sullivan an operating executive at the firm. Sullivan was most recently an associate principal at McKinsey & Co.

Julian Carreras has returned to European mid-market private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners as principal. The appointment marks the return to Palamon by Carreras, a Spanish national, who was a member of the firm between 2003 and 2006. He initially joined Palamon from Goldman Sachs and prior to that worked for McKinsey & Co. Between 2006 and 2011, he held positions with Cinven in London and Thesan Capital in Madrid.

HONG KONG, March 25 (Reuters) – Private equity deals in Asia got off to a steady start in 2011, as buyout funds provided capital to companies in rapidly growing China and India, and some analysts say competition is pushing up valuation in some Asian countries. Asia has traditionally been a growth market for PE funds, [...]

McKinsey & Co. has published results of a survey on global economic conditions. Download it here.