Vista launches next mid-market fund; Has fear crept into the PE market?; Wilbur Ross’s super power
First Read begins the week with news that the unemployment rate hits a 50-year low, the new movie "Joker" is expected to break box offices record despite controversy, and PayPal withdraws from Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency
Distributions slow even as exit activity remains strong: what gives?
First Read closes out the week with news that Robert DeNiro's ex-assistant is suing him for gender discrimination, MGM Resorts reaches a settlement in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting and CDPQ doubles down on private equity in hunt for yield.
Great Hill and the evolution of employer benefit services
TA seeks up to $1 bln to double down on strong performers; Leach exits Aquiline; Apax responds to Sen. Warren's prison probe
First Read kicks off the day with news that the Dow plunges 500 points as the U.S. economy worries investors, amusement park operator Six Flags approaches Cedar Fair with a merger offer, and Microsoft is making an android phone.
Warburg puts RS Energy Group up for sale; Arbor gobbles up Bakery Cos; Where August Capital stands now
First Read begins the day with news that Warburg Pincus-backed Citizen Energy is buying Roan Resources for $1 billion, Salesforce is building an office tower in Sydney, pledging 1000 new jobs in next five years, and Airbnb is leaning toward a direct stock listing instead of a regular IPO.
Apollo keeps $44 bln dry powder on hand for mkt dislocation; Hoffman retires from Probitas; FTV seeks $1 bln for sixth fund