Commonfund opens diversity office to boost LP dialogue around women
Diversity in private equity is an issue that has slowly gained more attention, but meaningful [...]
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Buyout-backed tech deals on record pace in 2018
Buyout firms have shown a heightened interest in technology dealmaking this year, with a record-pace [...]
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LACERA seeks to increase exposure to VC, international, tech funds
Los Angeles County Employees’ Retirement Association wants to increase its exposure to venture capital and [...]
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GTCR scoops up Ultimus Fund Solutions, Gemini Cos
GTCR, the veteran fintech investor, is scooping up two mutual-fund administrators. The Chicago buyout shop [...]
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THL’s CSafe attracts private equity interest
Thomas H. Lee Partners-backed CSafe Global, which provides climate-controlled containers that ship temperature-sensitive drugs, has received [...]
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Back to School: No-fault GP-removal provisions yet to go mainstream in U.S.
LPs in Europe have latched on to no-fault provisions that make it easier to boot [...]
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Japan institution brings supersecret $1 bln-plus PE portfolio to market
An institution in Japan is shopping a $1 billion-plus private equity portfolio on the secondary [...]
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On the Move, 11.19.18: KPS names Raquel Palmer co-managing partner
PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS Pantheon Group named Jeff Wright a principal on the client service team, focused on the [...]
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Market at a Glance: Hellman & Friedman IX hauls in $16 bln as fundraising strengthens
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine fundraising added $23.5 billion to the year-to-date total, nearly triple the [...]
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Editor’s Letter: Private equity’s broken recruiting process
I’ve been getting a big response to a column I wrote about the hyperaggressive recruiting [...]
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Mno-Bmadsen looks to invest for Potawatomi Indians of Michigan
Mno-Bmadsen may invest like a private equity firm, and even use all the buzzy words [...]
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LACERA considers building in-house team for co-investing
Los Angeles Country Employees’ Retirement Association is evaluating a plan to more aggressively pursue co-investments, [...]
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SF Equity Partners transitions from independent sponsor, raises PE fund
San Francisco Equity Partners, transitioning from a family-backed independent sponsor to a private equity firm, [...]
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Blackstone buys ~$1 bln PE portfolio from LACERA
Blackstone Group acquired a portfolio of private equity stakes valued at about $1 billion from [...]
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Lovell Minnick, once an SRS client, now an owner
SRS Acquiom has provided professional and technical services to some of the biggest names in [...]
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CalPERS commits ~$1.5 bln to PE in August and September
California Public Employees’ Retirement System in August and September committed about $1.5 billion to five private [...]
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AGS Health, PE-backed offshore RCM provider, weighs sale
Private equity-backed AGS Health, an offshore provider of healthcare revenue-cycle management to the U.S. healthcare [...]
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Ardian picks up billion-dollar-plus portfolio from Florida SBA
Ardian acquired a portfolio of mostly private equity stakes, and a small amount of venture, [...]
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