Over its lifetime, Windjammer underwent a major change in its strategy, beginning as a junior capital solutions provider and then transitioning in 2006 to mid-market buyouts.
2 min read · 23 March 2023
Fund I wrapped up above an original hardcap on March 8, International Women’s Day. “It was very meaningful for me to choose March 8 as our close date,” Vertu founder and managing partner Lisa Melchior said.
3 min read · 22 March 2023
In its 2022 annual report, OMERS attributed its overall PE performance to “organic growth in our portfolio EBITDA, coupled with our accretive M&A activities.”
2 min read · 21 March 2023
Large managers were last year the preferred choice of 'new money,' Rees said, or LPs that are comparatively new to private equity, such as overseas and retail investors.
3 min read · 16 March 2023
Along with expanding its geographic coverage, One Rock is adding to its family of funds. Together with the launch of the latest flagship, it unveiled the $650m One Rock Emerald Fund.
3 min read · 14 March 2023
Nord shares with us his fantasy job as an architect (or city planner), his tequila collection and why the journey is more important than the destination.
3 min read · 07 March 2023
Kim, global head of private equity at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, was the 'first female private equity professional in South Korea' when she joined Carlyle in 2002. The novelty caused some confusion, including being mistaken for a secretary.
3 min read · 01 March 2023
Wallman's ascent to managing director at Encore Consumer Capital was fueled by her 'leading an outsized share of new deals' she says.
2 min read · 01 March 2023
More sponsors closed funds at or above their targets in 2022 than they did in prior years, including the record-breaking 2021, according to Buyouts data.
2 min read · 28 February 2023
In recent years, a handful of shops have launched to invest in the royalty-generating creative property of artists and songwriters.
3 min read · 28 February 2023
