Private Equity
Brentwood Associates will start raising its fifth fund in the next few weeks, seeking $500 million.
2 min read · 16 October 2012
2 min read · 15 October 2012
Riordan Lewis & Haden Equity Partners has raised $260 million for its third buyout fund, and is planning on closing the fund in February, a source close to the process told Buyouts.
1 min read · 09 October 2012
Bruce Rauner, an early partner with Chicago-based GTCR LLC, is widely believed to be weighing a bid for governor of Illinois in 2014 on the Republican ticket. For years he's been deeply involved in public service in Chicago, most notably in helping to push education reform in 2011 and, recently, criticizing the Chicago Teachers Union over the recent strike there.
4 min read · 02 October 2012
Seven Mile Capital Partners, a spin-out from Citigroup Inc., is close to selling a portfolio company for the first time under its new banner.
2 min read · 25 September 2012
Veritas Capital Management partners are getting down to the difficult task of assessing the firm’s future following the unexpected death of firm Founder and Chairman Robert McKeon, who committed suicide at his Connecticut home on Sept. 10.
4 min read · 18 September 2012
GTCR LLC has agreed to sell Landmark Aviation to The Carlyle Group for $625 million, which would generate a modest return after the Chicago-based firm shepherded the aviation services company through a recession that nearly crippled it and wiped out GTCR’s investment.
4 min read · 15 September 2012
Court Square Capital Partners has raised more than $2.2 billion in commitments for its third fund, which it will likely finish raising by the end of the year.
2 min read · 14 September 2012
1 min read · 11 September 2012
Siris Capital Group expects to close its debut fund at $600 million around Thanksgiving, $200 million more than its target, a source close to the process told Buyouts.
1 min read · 30 August 2012
