CVC Capital Partners’ latest buyout fund leads the pack with a €500m commitment from the public pension giant.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Cleveland, Ohio-based growth equity specialist has exceeded its target of $250m.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Tone Grant plans to appeal his conviction for his role in the $2.4bn defrauding of TH Lee and other investors.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
A team of ex-Google engineers have debuted search engine Cuil to mixed reviews. Have VC firms Greylock, Madrone and Tugboat backed a contender or a start-up flop?
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Carlyle energy affiliate has spun-out Gibson Energy Holdings from London-based oil giant Hunting.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Oregon Investment Council has also retained its target allocation to private equity at 16 percent.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Washington DC-based firm will provide growth equity to Three Seasons Capital-backed Vehicle Production Group, which has created a car for individuals with mobility problems, as well as taxis and other specialty markets. In related news, Perseus has likely lost out on its bid for bankrupt Frontier Airlines.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The private equity firm will likely hold a first close on more than $523m, topping its entire previous fund. Launched in the second quarter of this year, the fund will be one of the largest dedicated pan-Africa funds raised to date if it meets its target.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The $234.2bn pension is mulling a possible change to its private equity allocation, as the twin forces of sinking assets under management and shrinking distributions have combined for an overweighted alternatives exposure.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
The Southern California private equity firm has sold portfolio company US Education, netting a ‘strong return’, to vocational school giant Devry.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
