Private Equity
2 min read · 12 January 2015
TPG Capital plans to hire a local team for growth investments in Africa, expanding the geographic scope of its third growth equity fund, according to a Hamilton Lane report made available by the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana.
2 min read · 12 January 2015
Crestview Partners constructed its early investment portfolio with heavy exposure to the financial services sector. Then the Lehman Brothers collapse and tumbling equity markets hit that portfolio like a hurricane.
4 min read · 12 January 2015
After two years in the market trying to raise its third fund, Versa Capital Management appears to be close to hitting its reduced $400 million target. The journey has not been without its bumps.
3 min read · 12 January 2015
A surplus of investment capital and a strong dollar should provide a boost to private equity firms putting capital to work in Latin America.
3 min read · 12 January 2015
The Maine Public Employees Retirement System allocated up to $300 million to private equity and real asset co-investments at its Jan. 8 Board of Trustees meeting, according to an email from Chief Investment Officer Andrew Sawyer.
2 min read · 09 January 2015
York Street Capital Partners co-founders Robert Golding and Christopher Layden have joined alternative investment manager Star Mountain Capital, according to a press release.
2 min read · 08 January 2015
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will meet with financial executives at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’ Manhattan office on Jan. 7 to discuss his possible campaign for the presidency in 2016, sources told Buyouts.
2 min read · 07 January 2015
Paine & Partners’ deal pipeline for its $893 million flagship fund includes more than 30 investment opportunities, firm President Kevin Schwartz said. Paine & Partners Capital Fund IV held a final close on Dec. 18, beating its original target by $93 million.
2 min read · 06 January 2015
Oaktree Capital Management expects to invest as much as 75 percent of its latest $3 billion real estate offering in commercial real estate and non-U.S. assets, according to a fund presentation made available by the Ohio Highway Patrol Retirement System. Ohio Highway Patrol committed $10 million to the fund in December.
2 min read · 05 January 2015
