Earnest is said in talks with First Republic
Earnest Inc, an online lender, has held discussions with First Republic Bank, two sources said. [...]
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GI Partners frustrates LPs by switching to deal-by-deal profit sharing
The switch by GI Partners, the Menlo Park, California, private equity firm, to deal-by-deal profit [...]
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Webster Capital nears deal for Bristol Hospice
Webster Capital, having reaped a handsome return on its recent sale of pediatric home-health company [...]
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AreaOne Farms Fund III reaps harvest in C$130 mln close
AreaOne Farms wrapped up its third farmland private equity fund, raising C$130 million (US$103 million) thanks [...]
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Schwarzman-led CEO council disbands after uproar over Trump and Charlottesville
A White House advisory council led by Blackstone Group’s Stephen Schwarzman has disbanded in the wake [...]
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Fees rise slightly at Montana even as reliance on funds-of-funds falls
Montana Board of Investments paid its private equity fund managers more than $26.4 million in [...]
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Bonderman anchors $125 mln Pontifax Agtech fund: source
The debut fund from Pontifax Agtech, which features David Bonderman as an anchor investor, has [...]
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Hark Capital targets $100 mln to lend to PE, VC funds
Hark Capital is raising a $100 million fund to provide asset-backed loans to private equity [...]
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ICG leads restructuring of Monitor Clipper’s second fund
Monitor Clipper Partners recently completed the restructuring of its second fund, a move that enabled [...]
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New Nevada eye-care group draws PE backing
Comprehensive Eye Care, a newly formed vision-care provider in the Southwest, has selected a private [...]
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Louisiana Teachers’ sees private-market allocation rising as much as 14 pct to $1.6 bln
Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana might commit as much as $1.6 billion to private-market funds over the [...]
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KKR, on a healthcare tear, builds medical-transport giant
While KKR & Co’s involvement in billions of dollars of combined healthcare deal activity was [...]
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YogaWorks IPO breaks, but Great Hill may stretch for more
Great Hill Partners doesn’t appear to be breaking even on its three-year investment in YogaWorks [...]
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Rebranded Guidepost Growth Equity talks to LPs about third fund
By Eamon Murphy and Chris Witkowsky Guidepost Growth Equity, known through July as North Bridge [...]
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Montana sells CIVC fund at premium in staple transaction
CIVC Partners earlier this year closed its fifth buyout fund with the help of a staple [...]
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San Francisco PE program nets 15.8 pct, surpassing benchmark
San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System’s private equity program has netted a 15.8 percent internal rate [...]
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Fintech company Orchard Platform said to raise $20 mln Series C round
Orchard Platform has finished raising its latest round of funding, according to two sources. The [...]
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LP Scorecard: Massachusetts PE portfolio continues to outperform peers
Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management for the most part ranked highest in terms of investment multiple [...]
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