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.
As US legislators consider raising taxes on carry and publicly traded partnerships, Blackstone has drastically increased its spending on tax lobbyists this year, paying out $3.7 million in the first half of the year.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
As Canada’s venture capital investments suffered a 12 percent year-over decline in the second quarter, private equity deals surged to a record C$55.6 billion, well outperforming last year’s total deal volume of C$11.6 billion.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Carlyle has teamed with US education provider Apollo Group to form Apollo Global, a $1 billion joint venture that will invest in the education services sector outside the US.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
As US legislators consider raising taxes on carry and publicly traded partnerships, Blackstone has drastically increased its spending on tax lobbyists this year, paying out $3.7 million in the first half of the year.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Blackstone and Fortress are taking a beating on Wall Street today.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
An antitrust lawsuit alleging that KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle, Bain and nine other buyout groups fixed bids relating to club deals has been dismissed, though the plaintiffs are permitted to file a new suit with the same claim.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
US investment bank Lehman Brothers has reportedly hired Jeb Bush, the US President’s brother, to advise its private equity business.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Changing debt markets are causing deal costs to increase and threatening returns, KKR said in a regulatory filing today. The firm also acknowledged its cooperation with an investigation into club deals by the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
An antitrust lawsuit alleging that KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle, Bain and nine other buyout groups fixed bids relating to club deals has been dismissed, though the plaintiffs are permitted to file a new suit with the same claim.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Blackstone and Fortress are taking a beating on Wall Street today.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
