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.
The distressed investment shop has paid an undisclosed sum for an 85 percent stake in the parent company of Arrow Cargo, the largest US air cargo carrier operating from Miami International Airport. It already owns at least one other Latin America-focussed freight cargo operator.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Graham Packaging, owned by private equity firms Blackstone and Graham Group, has been selected as a takeover target after the Tom Hicks-run SPAC reviewed more than 100 potential deals and tapped into its founder’s relationships with buyout firms.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Texan mid-market firm has closed its first fund since its evolution from the buyout shop Hicks Muse Tate & Furst.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The socially conscious venture firm that spun out of JPMorgan in January has hired Cynthia Ringo to help manage operations and investments.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
A recent conference panel comprised of heavy-hitting GPs highlights how crucial local expertise is to operate in China, writes Amanda Janis
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The European buyout firm’s chief executive, Björn Savén, has become executive chairman.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Robert Willumstad, who last year co-founded Brysam Global Partners, a private equity firm that invests in emerging markets financial services, is now both AIG's board chairman and chief executive.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The buyout firm is reportedly weeks away from closing a deal for De La Rue’s cash systems division, whose products include ATMs, cash counting machines and related software.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Two separate reports by Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers note that while cheap leverage has vanished and deal volume dropped, private equity’s outlook remains rosy.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Scott Nuttall, the head of KKR’s financial services group, will also oversee fundraising and broker-dealer activities, while Todd Fisher, co-founder of the firm’s London office, will fill a newly created role of chief administrative officer. Perry Golkin will narrow his investor relations activities.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
