Kansas has committed $50m to GSO Capital Solutions Fund II, which will target rescue lending opportunities.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
MassPRIM’s executive director Michael Trotsky would assume the role of chief investment officer less than a year after the departure of Stanley Mavromates.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Leaked video reportedly taken at an event held at the home of Sun Capital co-founder Marc Leder shows Romney assailing a supposed culture of victimhood in the United States.
4 min read · 17 January 2013
The $124bn retirement system would likely focus on individual interests in existing relationships, says head of private equity Barry Miller.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Minnesota’s Board of Investments granted three re-ups to private equity at its meeting Wednesday, which included commitments to Advent, Silver Lake and CarVal Investments.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Private Equity Growth Capital Council increased its effort to combat negative perceptions of private equity as the election season enters its final months.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Carlyle Group’s sixth flagship fund has raised at least $2.86bn, which includes a sizable commitment from the firm’s executives.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Carlyle Group has been active with its South American Buyout Fund recently, acquiring Brazil’s Tok&Stok after purchasing stakes in Grupo Orguel and Ri-Happy earlier this year.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
LLR Partners will not charge portfolio companies management or transaction fees in its fourth fund, which is targeting $800m with a $1bn hard-cap for investments in the lower mid-market.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
Many secondaries specialists are reluctant to use leverage to boost returns – but AXA Private Equity, perhaps the most active firm in the current market, has no such qualms. Sam Sutton finds out why
5 min read · 17 January 2013
