Frontenac Co., a 41-year-old firm that has faced serious challenges in the last decade, is making headway on its tenth fund, Buyouts reported recently.

The firm held a first close on the fund, Frontenac X […]

Joseph Massoud, the founder of  Compass Group Management, the manager of publicly traded private equity firm Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI), settled insider trading charges the Securities and Exchange […]

The Carlyle Group has closed an energy-focused mezzanine investment fund, the first energy-focused fund raised solely by the Washington, D.C.-based company in its 25-year history and the latest development in […]

Mid-market buyout shop Corinthian Capital Group LLC is prepping its sophomore fund, Buyouts reported earlier today.

Firm executives expect to start the process early next year and are talking with placement […]

Advent International closed its seventh global buyout fund with €8.5 billion ($10.8 billion), an achievement in what has been a challenging time for private equity firms to raise funds following the financial […]

With estimates of Hurricane Sandy damage hovering around $20 billion, the catastrophe could be a boon to construction-related portfolio companies.

 

Indeed, construction company executives are already […]

Buyout firms eyeing growth opportunities have delved into the automotive sector in recent months, betting that the industry will continue to rebound from its near-death experience in the financial […]

Valor Equity Partners, a firm whose portfolio includes an electric car maker and a company that builds spacecraft and rockets, is getting ready to raise its third fund, Buyouts reported recently, citing a source […]

Brentwood Associates will kick off fundraising for its fifth fund in the coming weeks, Buyouts reported Friday.

The Los Angeles-based firm will seek $500 million for the fund, Brentwood Associates Private […]

Riordan Lewis & Haden Equity Partners has raised $260 million for its third buyout fund, and is planning on closing the fund in February, Buyouts reported earlier today, citing a source close to the […]

Bruce Rauner, an early partner with Chicago-based GTCR LLC, is widely believed to be weighing a bid for governor of Illinois in 2014 on the Republican ticket. For years he’s been deeply involved in public service […]

Seven Mile Capital Partners, a spin-out from Citigroup Inc., is close to selling a portfolio company for the first time under its new banner, Buyouts reported earlier today.

 

A successful exit could […]

Court Square Capital Partners has raised more than $2.2 billion in commitments for its third fund, for which the firm is trying to raise $3 billion, Buyouts reported earlier today, citing an investor in Court […]

Veritas Capital Management partners are getting down to the difficult task of assessing the firm’s future following the unexpected death of firm Founder and Chairman Robert McKeon, who committed suicide at his […]