Weakest Links: PE-backed consumer companies lead the list
The default list of PE-backed companies from Standard & Poor’s’ latest Weakest Links report grew [...]
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Five Questions With Benoit Verbrugghe of Ardian
Benoît Verbrugghe is head of the New York office of Ardian, a fund-of-funds and one of [...]
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Need to Meet: Jeremy Swan, Principal, CohnReznick
Before becoming a consultant, Jeremy Swan spent 10 years in investment banking, first with Bear [...]
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Secondaries move through potentially busiest-ever first half
Earlier this year, Harvard’s $37.6 billion endowment was reported to be seeking to sell up [...]
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Editor’s Letter: Are restructurings going away?
While transaction activity on the secondary market this year has been strong, one area of [...]
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On the move, 6.26.2017 – ILPA loses its CEO
PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS Cimbria Capital named Jens Ulrick Hansen a managing director. The Houston private equity firm invests [...]
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LP Scorecard: Distressed debt lags other fund strategies for Washington State
By Rich Campanaro Distressed debt can be a lucrative investment strategy, but Washington State Investment [...]
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Chart of the week: Food & Beverage a tasty sector for PE
The overall food and beverage sector is experiencing a major upswing. Sensing profitable opportunities in [...]
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Market at a glance – Vista Equity buys DH Corp for $3.4 bln
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine fundraising slowed over the past two weeks. Since Buyouts last went to press, [...]
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Spectrum Equity gears up for Fund VIII targeting up to $1.2 bln
Spectrum Equity is talking with limited partners about launching its eighth fund with a target [...]
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Before North Korea trip, Otto Warmbier helped run student alternatives fund
Before he became a pawn in the high-stakes confrontation between Pyongyang and Washington, Otto Warmbier [...]
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New Mountain pays below average prices for Fund IV portfolio companies
New Mountain Capital paid below-average prices on new assets through its assets, a fact limited partners [...]
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Nautic walked away from Response Team 1 within months of recap: sources
Less than six months after receiving a large investment from Nautic Partners LLC, property-restoration company [...]
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PE-backed Dental Health Options braces for a sale
Dental Health Options, a private equity-backed dental-insurance provider, is working with Cain Brothers to explore [...]
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H.I.G., fellow sponsors, compete for Bristol Hospice
Three financial buyers are vying for Bristol Hospice in the late innings of its sales [...]
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Memo: CalPERS says it adhered to accounting standards in shifting PE expenses
California Public Employees’ Retirement System reaffirmed that it followed government accounting standards when it shifted private [...]
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Primus seeks buyer for healthcare IT firm Medhost
Primus Capital is looking to exit its nearly decade-long investment in MedHost, the provider of [...]
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Eos Partners explores options for LPs in older funds
Eos Partners is exploring liquidity options for investors in its private equity funds, three sources [...]
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