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Alex Hicks, MHT Partners, education, software, private equity
By Alex Hicks, MHT Partners Digital streaming services such as Spotify and Netflix have forever changed the business of music and movies. Now, that same approach is slowly transforming education publishing. Those hefty textbooks weighing down kids’ book bags all over the U.S. could become a thing of the past. The U.S. spends more than […]
healthcare, private equity, mergers, M&A, Bain & Co, Blackstone Group, Kara Murphy
Fifth Third Bancorp agreed to buy Coker Capital KeyBanc Capital acquired Cain Brothers Growing interest in adding healthcare operations In a short hiatus from healthcare private equity earlier this week, I, completely by chance, witnessed the SpaceX rocket launch into space as I was cruising through the Everglades on an airboat snapping shots of alligators […]
As representation and warranty insurance (R&W) remains white-hot in the U.S. M&A mid-market, a number of additional underwriters have entered an increasingly competitive space. That, in turn, has spurred interesting developments in deal terms in both the United States and Canada in the past year. In a PE Hub Canada feature article, Torys LLP Partner Stefan Stauder and Senior Associate Meghan McKeever share their insights on some key North American trends from the last twelve months that they believe are worth keeping an eye on in 2018.
Eric Saucedo, private equity, suicide, mental health, Tricap Partners, National Alliance for Mental Illness
Christian Saucedo, the brother of Eric Saucedo, a partner at Tricap Partners who died on Jan. 5, got in touch with me and asked that I include in my story the fact that his brother committed suicide. This was not a request I’m used to getting. Usually in a situation like this, the family wants to keep these […]
Gretchen Lyn Koehler, Bentham IMF, private equity, law, litigation
By Gretchen Lyn Koehler, Bentham IMF Among trends predicted to affect private equity in 2018 is a potential drop in the number of active U.S. PE investors. Firms seeking to maintain deal activity amid less capital inflow from traditional sources have a ready tool in litigation finance, which has historically been underutilized by the industry. […]
Paul Share, Conway MacKenzie, private equity
By Paul Share, Conway MacKenzie The operating partner’s role in private equity is a relatively new position. Industry firms differ about whether such a role should exist and, if so, whether an in-house operating partner (employee) or external operations professional (consultant) should be utilized. Many PE firms need additional boots on the ground in some […]
Bob Dryzgula, Harvest Exchange, private equity, blockchain, artificial intelligence
By Bob Dryzgula, Harvest Exchange One cannot go a day reading the news and not seeing the phrases “artificial intelligence” and “blockchain.” Once the domain of academics, coding enthusiasts and quantitative hedge funds, these technological advances have finally made their way into private equity. According to a recent survey of PE investors by Coller Capital, two-thirds of […]
private equity, Chris Witkowsky
Along with funds already in the market, three big-hitters are likely coming back this year, which should make for a limited partner feeding frenzy. Vista Equity is coming back this year with Fund VII, which will likely target as much as Fund VI ($11 billion) or more, sources told me. LPs anticipate Vista will officially […]
private equity, mergers, M&A
It is not exactly a good time to ask top-performing firms to cut their carried interest percentage or to accept a no-fault divorce clause. Demand for slots in top funds is way too intense. Still, institutional investors continue to fight hard for LP-favorable terms with first-time funds and other emerging managers. Much of the negotiating centers […]
private equity, Chris Witkowsky
A recent deal may be instructive in showing how restructurings can help GPs regain momentum after some down years. J.W. Childs Associates was one of the early GPs to restructure an older fund, cashing out existing LPs and moving remaining investments from its 2002 vintage third fund into a new vehicle capitalized by new investors […]
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