Private Equity
Following the close of the Chicago-based firm’s largest-ever fund on $5.25bn, Private Equity International takes a look at GTCR’s performance and strategy.
2 min read · 18 October 2017
The seven listed managers rated by Fitch hold almost 20% of dry powder available to invest in alternatives.
2 min read · 16 October 2017
Industry practitioners agree the best managers in the lower mid-market are producing the best returns private equity can offer – but identifying those groups is not an easy task.
3 min read · 12 October 2017
Thanks to the internet boom, venture capital has been the endowment's best-performing asset class.
1 min read · 12 October 2017
What’s right for one portfolio company may not be right for another, but there are several common operational levers private equity firms can employ to jump-start growth and enhance returns.
7 min read · 12 October 2017
Brightstar, founded by former Lindsay Goldberg partner Andrew Weinberg, has inked its second deal as a fund close looms.
1 min read · 10 October 2017
Fundraising figures for this year are starting to resemble 2007; less so for transaction numbers.
2 min read · 05 October 2017
Private equity funds held final closes on more than $86bn in Q3, up from $75bn in the same period last year.
1 min read · 02 October 2017
The fund is closing below its initial €7bn target after almost two years on the road.
2 min read · 27 September 2017
As head of the private equity team at Stonehage Fleming, Richard Clarke-Jervoise knows a thing or two about how to attract private wealth to the asset class.
9 min read · 26 September 2017
