The combined C$160m investment in engineering consulting firm Genivar comes after a robust 12 months for private equity in Canada.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm, which has closed 31 acquisitions this year, now has 22 managing directors, including 11 on its operations team, nine on its investment team and two responsible for global infrastructure.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The Boston-based firm has added EJ Whelan to its existing team of 13 managing directors.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
More than $20bn of secondary transactions are expected for both 2011 and 2012, with macroeconomic uncertainty continuing to mute the growth of deals, says PineBridge’s Harvey Lambert.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Limited partners will continue to fight for better terms in what will be a more difficult fundraising environment next year, says Hall Capital’s Jessica Reed Saouaf.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm’s $2.1bn third fund will co-invest in 25% of all transactions of Gores Small Capitalisation Partners, which will include a GP commitment equal to 5% of all LP commitments.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Capital-constrained banks will continue to pose challenges for mid-market companies in need of financing next year, says Monroe Capital’s Ted Koenig.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The $22.2bn system, which earlier this year hired Robert Clone as its director of private equity, has committed to Vista Equity Partners IV and TSG Consumer Partners VI.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm has promoted Jing Hong to managing director after a busy year in which it completed 13 investments in more diverse geographies than any year in its history.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
EIG Global Energy Partners has agreed to invest $816.5m in Ohio and Pennsylvania’s Utica shale region, with $316.5m coming from the firm’s limited partners. EIG’s $4.1bn fund that closed in May is already 50% invested.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
