The growth equity investor is expected to close its Fund III on roughly $75m before the end of April, more than twice the size of its $28m predecessor fund.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Silver Lake could face two competing bids for PC-maker Dell, with a Blackstone-led group proposing a $14.25 per share offer, and financier Carl Icahn proposing $15 per share.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The firm doubled the size of its $2.5bn predecessor fund and has invested more than $1bn in nine mezzanine transactions to date.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Mid-market GPs have consistently outperformed the broader private equity market in Europe over a long period of time.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The mid-market firm surpassed its $350m hard-cap by raising $380m, roughly 30 percent of which has been invested in five transactions.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The firm has added two operating executives this year, bringing its team of operating partners to nine.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Carlyle has expanded the team that executes its corporate strategy to include the heads of fund investor relations, global external affairs and global market strategies.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Providence will commit capital from its Fund VI to the partnership, which will target growth equity investments in North America, Europe and Asia.
1 min read · 23 January 2014
The $12.4bn retirement system has a 5% target allocation to private equity and $170m for the asset class in 2013.
1 min read · 23 January 2014
The firm has raised roughly $150m more than its predecessor fund, attracting the majority of commitments from existing limited partners.
1 min read · 23 January 2014