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Kohlberg exits healthcare company in $358m sale

Kohlberg & Company has exited Critical Homecare Solutions following a failed attempt to sell to a SPAC backed by a health-focused private equity firm.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Texas County pension commits $75m to private equity

Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Caduceus Private Investments and CDH were among the recent fund commitments made by the $12bn Texas County and District Retirement System.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Ohio SERS makes $80m bet on mid-market buyout

The $9bn School Employees' Retirement System approved commitments of up to $40m a piece to Francisco Partners and Mason Wells, two mid-market buyout shops.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Obama proposes bans on bank-owned private equity

The White House hopes to ‘put an end to the risky practices that contributed significantly to the financial crisis’ by forbidding commercial banks from owning private equity or hedge funds.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Portfolio Advisors hires co-founder of New York Life Capital

Adam Clemens was responsible for co-investment, mezzanine and limited partnership investing at New York Life Capital Partners.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

New Jersey’s Clark to resign as pension director

Clark was integral in helping move forward the state’s early efforts at building a private equity programme.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

CBPE closes Fund VIII on £405m

The firm spun out from UK investment bank Close Brothers in December. Fund VIII, launched in 2008, will be the first for the firm as an independent entity.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Finatem collects €112m for first close on Fund III

The Frankfurt-based firm is targeting €150m for its third fund.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

NBGI increases size of debut French fund to €100m

The private equity group of the National Bank of Greece sees opportunity in France, which was less affected by the financial downturn, according to Laurent Allegot, a member of the French team.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Ethics probe-linked firm collects most placement fees for CalPERS investments

Pension documents detailing ARVCO's fee income related to CalPERS also reveal TPG has a broker-dealer affiliate and that Quadrangle paid a fee to UBS for the successful outcome of an LP vote to preserve the investment period on its latest fund.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

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