Private Equity
Cloud computing may offer sponsors an economical way to monitor and manage their portfolio companies more effectively by providing powerful business management software as a hosted service, said Blaine Clark III of the tech consultant itelligence Inc.
2 min read · 11 November 2013
North Bridge Growth Equity has closed its second growth fund at $582 million, according to a regulatory filing. The North Bridge Growth Equity II fund attracted commitments from 62 investors, the filing showed.
1 min read · 05 November 2013
The widely reported price tag of $24.9 billion to take Dell Inc private makes its deal with founder Michael Dell and the buyout shop Silver Lake the largest technology take-private in history.But that’s not the only way to look at it.
4 min read · 05 November 2013
Just 14 months after launching its inaugural credit fund, the growth equity firm Summit Partners is coming back for more, and more than doubling the target from its predecessor, according to a regulatory filing.
2 min read · 05 November 2013
The private equity adviser Hamilton Lane is poised to launch a mezzanine investment fund on behalf of the Florida State Board of Administration to invest in smaller companies in the state.
2 min read · 04 November 2013
4 min read · 28 October 2013
The long-awaited turnaround in Europe may be starting to happen, as Continental banking rules may soon prompt institutions to turn loose troubled loans that they have not yet been required to clear off their books, says Kelli Roiter, who runs the private equity fundraising business for the investment bank Jefferies & Co.
2 min read · 28 October 2013
After a slow start, launching into a bubble that turned into a bust, the fund RLJ Equity Partners I LP has struck a succession of deals.
5 min read · 28 October 2013
As if fundraising weren't difficult enough, new and changing rules in Europe are likely to entangle — or perhaps strangle — GPs and LPs for years to come. Will the AIFMD affect your fundraising strategy?
1 min read · 23 October 2013
Aurora Capital Group has raised $550 million for its second fund targeting distressed investing, with a reconstituted management team, according to a regulatory filing.
3 min read · 22 October 2013
