Jennifer Harris

Why First Data matters(4)

KKR’s negotiations with underwriters of the First Data deal -- the second such mega deal for which banks have had difficulty syndicating the debt -- will be a harbinger of things to come, says Dechert attorney Scott Zimmerman.

Report: China to launch $200bn fund(2)

China will reportedly launch its $200 billion, Temasek-style fund tomorrow.

Patriarch portfolio company files for Chapter 11

The credit crunch has claimed another victim: Patriarch Partners’ American LaFrance, one of the oldest fire engine makers in the US.

Yale returns 28 percent, beats peers(3)

The alternatives-focussed Yale University endowment returned 28 percent this year, up 5.1 percent percent from 2005. The endowment is now valued at $22.5 billion, up 25 percent from 2005.

SPG makes first, $670m exit(4)

Snow Phipps Group, fresh from the $620 million close of its debut fund, has sold Excel Mining to Orica Limited for $670 million.

Ohio pension allocate 5 percent to PE(2)

The Ohio Public Employees' Retirement System will revamp its Health Care Fund to include a 5 percent allocation to private equity, a new asset class for the fund.

Mining vet launches environmentally, socially conscious firm(4)

Damien Reynolds, head of natural resources investment firm Longview Capital Partners, has launched a new firm that will target renewable energy and cleantech.

Guggenheim Aviation closes second fund on $737m(2)

Guggenheim Aviation Partners has closed its second fund on $737 million, more than twice the size of its 2005 debut vehicle.

Carlyle adds four to venture team

The Carlyle Group has added four to its West Coast offices, hiring two managing directors from Sevin Rosen and Pequot Capital, and transferring two executives internally.

HarbourVest mulls FoF float on Euronext(2)

HarbourVest Partners may list on the Euronext a fund of funds vehicle that would invest in the US firm's existing funds.