On the Move 7.23.18 — CalSTRS names Underwood CFO
PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS Maven Capital Partners hired Jamie Fraser as an investment manager to source and make deals, [...]
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Spinout activity remains strong even as first-time fundraising drops
The depths of the great financial crisis do not seem like the optimal time to [...]
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Market at a Glance – Fundraising boosted by slew of final closes
Fundraising shot higher over the past week thanks to a slew of final closes. Through [...]
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Editor’s Letter: Going fundless to raise a fund
It’s interesting to go back to my reporting on new-firm formation and find out who [...]
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CalSTRS revamps PE portfolio, eyes direct-investing strategies
California State Teachers’ Retirement System at its recent July board meeting presented a reorganization of [...]
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PE-backed Focus Financial set to go public
Focus Financial Partners is expected to go public later this month, just a year since [...]
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Texas County & District bets on China-focused funds, venture
Texas County & District Retirement System has committed $357 million to seven private equity funds [...]
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Hurdle rates gradually creep downward, though 8 pct remains norm: study
Hurdle rates, the threshold a private equity fund must hit before a GP begins to [...]
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Get the Buyouts Q2 private equity slide show
Here are the key statistics in private equity fundraising, deals and exits for the second [...]
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Lightyear Capital loses Cetera auction to Genstar
Genstar Capital won the Cetera Financial Group auction, outbidding Lightyear Capital, which was long considered a shoo-in to snare [...]
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Symplr, PE-backed healthcare-credentialing company, heads to auction block
Symplr, the private equity-backed provider of healthcare-credentialing software, is gearing up for a sale, five [...]
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Aterian, with Sun Capital-Insight Equity pedigree, raises Fund III
Aterian Investment Partners, led by executives from Sun Capital and Insight Equity, recently closed its [...]
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Louisiana Teachers’ commits $175 mln to Blackstone, TCV, TPG
Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana re-upped $175 million across three private equity funds, its July [...]
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Platinum Equity to seek $6.5 bln to $8 bln for fifth flagship
Diversification is the word at Platinum Equity, which plans to expand into credit. First, though, [...]
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Ex-Warburg tech investor Ian Chiu joins Owl Ventures
Ian Chiu, a longtime executive at Warburg Pincus, left the firm and joined Owl Ventures [...]
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EnCap bans all political contributions in wake of SEC pay-to-play settlement
EnCap Investments instituted a policy banning all political contributions by its employees going forward, according [...]
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LA Fire and Police commits $66 mln to Platinum, Thoma Bravo, Reach Capital
Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions committed $66 million across three private equity funds, including [...]
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Waud Capital in talks to buy Texas Digestive Disease Consultants: sources
Waud Capital is in talks to buy founder-run gastroenterology group Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, three sources [...]
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