Private Equity
A recent study of 19 sectors of the U.S. economy by ratings agency Standard & Poor’s found that consumer-reliant companies “arguably experienced” the most stress over the last three decades, as measured by defaults, while financial and utility companies held up relatively well.
2 min read · 18 November 2013
3 min read · 14 November 2013
You can tell a lot about the performance of a non-listed real estate fund by knowing the performance of its immediate successor or predecessor, according to a new academic paper. But over longer periods of time, funds show few predictive powers regarding the performance of funds raised by the same manager.
2 min read · 11 November 2013
Bain Capital, among the most high-profile buyout shops still in private hands, has hired Ernesto Anguilla as a senior vice president for global communications. Anguilla is the firm’s first executive to focus exclusively on media relations, corporate communications, civic outreach, and related work.
1 min read · 08 November 2013
Are you a member of the Buyouts LinkedIn group? If not, here’s what you’re missing.
1 min read · 07 November 2013
Howard Margolis has left advisory shop Morgan Creek Capital Management as managing director and head of the real assets investment program.
1 min read · 07 November 2013
Ennis-Flint, a supplier of road paint used to make double-yellow stripes along the middle of roads, has recently been on the block in a deal that could exceed $575 million in enterprise value, according to two sources familiar with the auction. Harris Williams & Co, a Richmond, Va.-based investment bank, was tapped to represent the seller.
3 min read · 01 November 2013
FLAG Capital Management LLC filed a flurry of Form Ds with the Securities and Exchange Commission in late October, suggesting it has made good headway on its latest series of funds of funds earmarked for venture capital and buyout funds.
3 min read · 30 October 2013
Bertram Capital, a Northern California shop that has begun discussing the launch of a third fund, has been expanding efforts to improve the performance of its portfolio companies through a 22-person software development and digital marketing group.
3 min read · 30 October 2013
2 min read · 28 October 2013
