Amanda is the Director of Product Management for PEI, whose editorial titles include Private Equity International, Secondaries Investor, Buyouts, PE Hub, VCJ, Real Estate Capital, Private Equity Real Estate, Agri Investor, Infrastructure Investor, Private Debt Investor, Regulatory Compliance Watch and Private Funds CFO. She was previously the company's Group Managing Editor.
Angelo Gordon has bolstered its private equity group before raising its fourth private equity fund, which is targeting $700 million, and a “reserve fund” aiming for $200 million.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has expanded its private equity programme with the advent of GS Direct, a middle-market-focused investment division.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Bain’s portfolio of household-name retail brands is poised for growth with a $1.8 billion agreement to acquire American Standard’s kitchen and bath division.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
BCE shareholders have approved the Canadian telecom company’s sale to Teachers, Providence and Madison Dearborn. But the $49 billion transaction, the largest proposed buyout to date, still faces regulatory hurdles.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Set to bolster its pharmaceuticals portfolio, Blackstone has agreed to make a $500 million minority investment in Florida-based Stiefel Laboratories.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
As legislators continue to speak out for and against proposed legislation that would raise taxes on private equity’s publicly traded partnerships and carried interest, President Bush has said he will veto tax-raising bills.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
Former Deloitte & Touche senior partner Peter Nachtwey has replaced Carlyle’s CFO of 10 years, John Harris.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Private aviation company XOJET has obtained $363 million in debt and equity financing from Lehman Brothers Global Principal Strategies and TPG’s venture arm.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The IPO for travel website Orbitz priced lower than the expected range, and its NYSE debut mirrored the falling stock of its backer, Blackstone.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Managing directors from Carlyle and Oaktree Capital are among the seven witnesses who will testify tomorrow at the Senate Finance Committee’s second hearing on carried interest.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
