Private Equity
Secondary buyouts have a bad reputation because of a few high-profile busts, but recently published research from Boston Consulting Group suggests sales of portfolio companies between private equity firms can produce returns just as strong as proprietary deals.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The firm announced in December the hiring of former Blackstone executive Sal Gentile to head its North American efforts and is adding to the US-based team.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The Dutch pension administrator has brought on Greg Jania as head of private equity fund investments as it builds up its internal private equity capabilities.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
Shelley Zoler, one of a group of senior-level private equity executives to have left TIAA-CREF in recent years, has found a home at boutique investment bank Bentley Associates.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The New York State Teachers' Retirement System has moved its former head of real estate, John Virtanen, into the top role within the private equity programme.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The appointment of Robert ‘Bo’ Ramsey to replace Bob Clone as chief of private equity at Indiana Public Retirement System raises yet more questions about what’s going on with its private equity programme – questions that the pension fund seems disappointingly reluctant to answer
4 min read · 21 September 2013
One of Paul Capital’s senior leaders, partner Bryon Sheets, is moving into a senior advisor role.
2 min read · 21 September 2013
The city’s public employees’ retirement system has committed to Carlyle, Landmark and Platinum Equity since December.
1 min read · 21 September 2013
Two energy executives from HM Capital, Jason Downie and Edward Herring, have formed a new firm with the help of Landmark Partners that will manage existing energy investments.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
Former CalPERS CEO Federico Buenrostro and placement agent Al Villalobos face charges for allegedly forging disclosure letters certifying that CalPERS knew Villalobos’ placement agency was working on raising various Apollo funds.
3 min read · 21 September 2013
