Brad Meikle

Trouble

Quote Of The Week

Sun Capital Sees Light At End Of Tunnel

Market At A Glance

The fundraising total saw a modest uptick of nearly $700 million in the past two weeks as U.S. buyout and mezzanine firms collected what could have been their final pledges of the year. All told, U.S. firms have collected about $60.69 billion from limited partners thus far in 2009, according to Buyouts.

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Market wrap up: Blackstone purchases amusement parks for $2.7B

Fund-raising pushes ahead to $60.69 for the year-to-date

MGM Sends Docs To Potential Buyers

JLL Expands Education Platform

Secondary Rally Could Suffocate Primary Fundraisers

Firms looking to raise new funds in 2010 will face competition not only from their pledge-seeking peers but from the secondary market as well.

GTCR Expands Intelligence Contractor Platform