Based in New York, Annabelle Ju covers North American institutional investors and fund regulation as the US Private Equity Reporter for Private Equity International and private funds management. She previously reported on market structure at Bloomberg and obtained her Master of Science degree from Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
CVC Capital Partners has hired Thomas Kichler, formerly at Orb Equity Partners and One Equity Partners, to fill the newly-created position of US head of industrials and energy.
2 min read · 07 January 2016
The spinout firm from Friedman Fleischer & Lowe entered the market in August 2012 with Insignia Capital Partners fund, which originally targeted $350m.
2 min read · 06 January 2016
The lower mid-market consumer focused firm has promoted Wayne Wu to managing director to focus on sourcing, due diligence and portfolio oversight among other responsibilities.
1 min read · 06 January 2016
The new partnership, <span class="ITALIC">L</span> Catterton, will be 60% owned by Catterton, 20% by LVMH and 20% by Groupe Arnault and will be led by Catterton managing partners Michael Chu and Scott Dahnke.
3 min read · 06 January 2016
The Latin American country presents entry opportunities for foreign investors looking to take advantage of the normalising Colombian peso, low valuations and the recently-signed free trade alliance with other Latin American nations.
3 min read · 06 January 2016
The amount of debt PE firms borrowed in 2015 in the US fell by nearly 29%, while debt ratios for Q4 dropped to their lowest level since 2011.
3 min read · 05 January 2016
The fund was in market for less than three months and will follow CI Capital’s strategy of investing $25m to $100m in mid-market buyouts in North America.
2 min read · 04 January 2016
Cambridge Associates’ research on venture capital investing spanning 17 years found firms outside the industry’s top 10 created significant value.
2 min read · 18 December 2015
The firm launched Searchlight Capital II in February with a $1.5bn target and a hard-cap of $1.8bn. It will invest about $120m per transaction in the communications, media, education and consumer sectors.
1 min read · 18 December 2015
From LP to GP, family offices are leading the pack in direct investing with their entrepreneurial and flexible approach.
2 min read · 17 December 2015
