LP Scorecard: KPS, Apollo, High Road lead promising vintage-year 2013 for LACERS
PE funds backed by Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System in 2013 have matured, and [...]
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Editor’s Letter: SEC targets a fund revamp. Are the floodgates open?
The SEC finally came out with an action against a secondary restructuring deal, something I’ve [...]
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Market at a Glance: Fundraising climbs out of summer slump
In the past two weeks U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine fundraising picked up its summer slack [...]
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PE dominates Ascensus auction
Private equity is in the lead for Ascensus, the retirement-plan provider backed by Genstar Capital [...]
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Sponsors circle 3 River Capital’s Phoenix Rehab
Nearly five years into its investment, 3 Rivers Capital is exploring the sale of Phoenix [...]
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NYC pensions turn to private markets to boost cleantech portfolio
The $195 billion New York City Pension Funds is seeking investments focused on clean technology and [...]
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Pennsylvania pensions push back on claims of underreported PE fees
Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System and Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System may have paid almost three times [...]
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TA’s NorthStar puts Gemini up for sale
NorthStar Financial Services Group, a portfolio company of TA Associates, has put Gemini up for [...]
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LACERS tees up private credit search
The $17.2 billion Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System plans to begin a search for [...]
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Advent gears up for next flagship fund
Advent International is talking to limited partners about its next flagship fund, which may launch [...]
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Specialty vet hospital group Ethos nears deal with PE
Ethos Veterinary Health, the network of specialty veterinary hospitals, is exploring a sale, four people [...]
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SeaWorld, ex-CEO Atchison settle with SEC over non-disclosure of `Blackfish’ impact
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc and former CEO James Atchison agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle [...]
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PA pension board approves PE commitments despite governor’s request
Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System appeared to defy the governor’s wishes for the state’s two [...]
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San Diego City pension lifts three-year PE pacing target
San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System plans to commit $550 million to private equity over the [...]
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Providence-backed Blackboard puts Cashnet on the block
Blackboard Inc, a portfolio company of Providence Equity Partners, has put Cashnet up for sale, [...]
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K1 scoops up healthcare-communications company PerfectServe
K1 Investment Management quietly purchased healthcare-communications company PerfectServe this year, Buyouts has learned. While the transaction [...]
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Washington State commits $375 mln to private equity
Washington State Investment Board’s private-markets committee recommended allocating $375 million to two PE funds, a [...]
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Chart of the Week: Summer months in 2018 hit five-year high in disclosed deal volume
Though fundraising dragged, 2018 proved a beneficial summer for worldwide LBO deals backed by U.S. [...]
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