Private Equity
The system's PE chief does not foresee major disruptions despite staff concerns about potential impacts of the covid-19 Delta variant.
3 min read · 31 August 2021
Staff has concerns about potential impacts of the Delta variant, but the system's PE chief doesn't foresee major disruptions.
3 min read · 26 August 2021
Sheridan Capital Partners invested in Europa Sports Products, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based wholesale distributor of sports and fitness supplements. Sheridan will merge the business of its existing portfolio company, Lone Star Distribution a Dallas-based wholesale distributor of sports and fitness supplements, into the Europa platform.
2 min read · 25 February 2016
AmorChem, an early-stage life sciences fund managed by Canadian venture capital firm GeneChem, has entered into an agreement with Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont and Univalor to participate in the financing of research at the Personalized Cancer ImmunoTherapy Program. The program, which is sponsored by Genome Canada, focuses on the development and clinical implementation of innovative personalized anti-cancer immunotherapies. The investment is AmorChem's second in the program. Earlier in 2015, the fund partnered with the University of Waterloo on a mucoadhesive nanotechnology project.
7 min read · 08 April 2015
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms went out with a bang in 2014. They closed out the year with a total of $209.6 billion raised, which is nearly $20 billion more than they raised in 2013 and nearly $50 billion more than 2012.
1 min read · 05 January 2015
1 min read · 27 October 2014
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine shops secured approximately $143.27 billion in capital commitments in the first nine months of 2014. Fundraising continues to outpace last year, when the year-to-date tally was $114.9 billion.
1 min read · 29 September 2014
Fundraising by U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine shops has topped $128 billion for the year through Aug. 15. Recently, Veritas Capital beat its $1.5 billion target for Veritas Capital Fund V LP with $1.9 billion in capital commitments. The fund was significantly oversubscribed and had only one close.
1 min read · 01 September 2014
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine shops collectively secured $119.7 billion in capital commitments from institutional investors through Aug. 1. The latest year-to-date fundraising figure far surpasses the amount raised this time last year, when firms managed to secure $92 billion.
1 min read · 11 August 2014
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine shops have raised more than $110.7 billion through July 18 in capital commitments from institutional investors. The latest year-to-date figure exceeds the amount raised this time last year, when fund managers secured $89.9 billion.
1 min read · 28 July 2014
