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.
Boston Ventures is to buy a local US cable and telecom company, marking the middle market firm’s fifth investment from its seventh, $500 million fund.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Helix Associates, the private equity placement agent division of Jefferies Investment Bank, has hired the former co-head of Credit Suisse’s Private Fund Group, Robert Rivett, as well as Stephen Gray, former managing director at corporate advisory firm Henniker River Advisors.
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
Energy-focussed private equity firm First Reserve will receive $455 million for Ohmstede, a refinery services company it acquired 14 months ago.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Puget Sound Energy, Washington state’s largest utility company, will be taken private in a $7.4 billion transaction by a consortium including Macquarie, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
MPM Capital spin-out Clarus Ventures recently completed its largest investment to date as it moves closer toward full investment of its $500 million debut fund.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
CVC has purchased from Code Hennessy & Simmons a $400 million controlling stake in Waddington North America, a provider of disposable foodservice products including cutlery and takeout containers.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
US venture firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson has closed its first-ever growth stage tech fund on $290 million, exceeding its $250 million target. The fund is already 25 percent invested in five companies DFJ hopes will become ‘$1 billion’ enterprises.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
Energy-focussed private equity firm First Reserve will receive $455 million for Ohmstede, a refinery services company it acquired 14 months ago.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The US’ second-largest pension fund is seeking three region-specific advisors for its alternatives portfolio as its investments increasingly target geographies other than the US and Europe.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
