Veronis Suhler Stevenson has paid between $60 million and $85 million to acquire online career information company Vault.com.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Following accusations of a 'contrived game', shareholders of the maker of Bazooka gum and Major League Baseball trading cards have voted to approve a $9.75 per share buyout by Madison Dearborn Partners and Michael Eisner's Tornante.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Ford Motor Company’s US pension plan will seek to reduce its vulnerability to a stock market decline by increasing its alternatives allocation from 5 percent to 20 percent.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Essex Regional Massachusetts Retirement Board wants to begin investing in private equity, and is seeking an advisor for an $8 million fund of funds programme.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Private equity legend Ted Forstmann is returning to active investment, after winding down his own firm in 2004. He is raising a $250 million media and entertainment fund with Chris Albrecht, formerly the head of HBO.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Niche media-focused platform Apprise Media has acquired Engel Publishing as an add-on for Canon Communications.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Mineral cosmetics maker Colorscience stands to benefit from new owner VMG Equity Partners’ connections to Los Angeles talent agency The Firm.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Prophet Equity, founded by former Bain & Company executives Ross Gatlin and George Stelling, will take its first fund to market in early 2008 with a $250 million hard cap.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
After co-founder Craig Nickels left to manage the alternatives portfolio of Washington University, Texas consulting firm Alignment Capital has halted its operations and is looking for a new direction.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Burger King, SunGard and AutoZone are three companies that have benefited from private equity ownership, according to a study released by the Private Equity Council.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
