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American Capital reaches tentative deal with lenders

The BDC, which has been in default on $2.4bn in debt for months, has a preliminary deal with lenders to push back maturities on its debt to 2013.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Louisiana Teachers’ makes $80m mezzanine bet

The pension, with about $13bn in assets, has invested $40m in mezzanine funds managed by Merit and Peninsula. The pension came under its spending goal for private equity in fiscal ‘09.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR founders defend mega-deals, outline past regrets

Regret over ‘drinking the Kool-Aid’ during the tech bubble was among many industry and firm-specific issues Henry Kravis and George Roberts discussed in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Portfolio Advisors closes debut $1.1bn secondaries fund

The Connecticut advisory firm has invested in secondaries deals worth $1bn since 2003 from its fund of funds coffers.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Florida commits more than $770m to private equity

The Florida State Board of Administration has committed more than $1bn to the asset class in 2009.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Survey: No deal flow growth in 2010

Lack of senior debt and pricing concerns will keep deal flow at current levels, according to a survey of senior private equity executives.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

AIG Brazil team halts investments

A key-man clause on the firm's $692m Fund II was triggered when the head of AIG Investments’ Brazil team left. The unit has decided to terminate the investment period.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Greylock collects $575m for Fund XIII

The VC firm has also hired LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman as a partner.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

BNY Mellon buys 20% stake in Siguler Guff

The deal allows the financial services giant's clients access to private equity funds focused on strategies like distressed investments.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Greenhill spin-out plans two funds

Robert Niehaus, chairman of Greenhill Capital Partners, will lead the entity that is becoming independent of its parent in a $25m transaction.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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