More than a dozen GPs have agreed to contribute data to a global private equity database being developed by the Private Capital Research Institution and Harvard Business School professor Josh Lerner.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Sun Capital Partners has sold speciality chemicals company Sonneborn following a busy first quarter in which it sealed a number of sizeable exits.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
OMERS Ventures’ C$20m investment in social media company HootSuite is one of the largest Canadian venture capital transactions during the past 10 years.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
Following a second quarter in which KKR’s net income rose 73% from last year’s figure, the firm has established a $300m joint venture to lend to mid-market companies, says KKR's Scott Nuttall.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The Toronto-based firm has generated a total of $145m from its $73m investment in 2005 in US healthcare company Center for Diagnostic Imaging.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The healthcare investor has held a final closed for its most recent fund on $750m, exceeding its $650m target.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm is bolstering its Middle Eastern presence by adding its third office in the region and is considering hiring up to 35 professionals for the MENA team over the next 12 months.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Lombard Odier spinout is targeting €720 million for its Euro Choice V fund that will make primary and secondary fund investments in Europe’s mid-market.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The lower mid-market investor has raised $223m to invest in underperforming manufacturing and business services companies in the US.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The energy-focused firm has made its sixth investment from Fund V – its first since ending its partnership with Carlyle – which is currently targeting $6bn.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
