Pantheon Ventures held an interim close on its fifth secondary fund a year after its launch, as interest in buying stakes in existing private equity pools remains healthy, according to a source and filings.
2 min read · 14 January 2015
Retired U.S. Army General David Petraeus remains chairman of the KKR Global Institute, a macroeconomic think tank at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, while a legal case persists around allegations he illegally leaked information to his biographer Paula Broadwell.
2 min read · 14 January 2015
Golub Capital Inc has raised about $600 million in commitments toward an $800 million hard cap for Golub Capital Partners 9 LP, a middle-market lending series that dates back to 2001.
2 min read · 14 January 2015
Veteran private equity pros Jeff Fronterhouse and F. Barron Fletcher have launched a new middle-market firm: Riata Capital Group.
2 min read · 14 January 2015
Veteran private equity pros Jeff Fronterhouse and F. Barron Fletcher have launched a new middle-market firm: Riata Capital Group.
3 min read · 13 January 2015
4 min read · 12 January 2015
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System said it’s requiring an opt-out provision for private equity investments in firearms manufacturers that make assault rifles that are illegal in the state.
2 min read · 12 January 2015
The Riverside Co marked its second minority investment from its new Riverside Strategic Capital Fund with a deal for Alcohol Monitoring Systems Inc (AMS). The deal comes as the fund’s managers find their footing after their departure from Veronis Suhler Stevenson sparked legal action by both sides.
3 min read · 12 January 2015
Green Equity Investors V, the vintage 2007 fund from Leonard Green & Partners LP, rang up an IRR of 22.2 percent as of December 31, 2013. The performance beat the 15.4 percent top-quartile threshold and the median of 9.4 percent for that year, according to an analysis by Buyouts. John Danhakl, managing partner of Leonard Green, spoke about the fund on Dec. 3 during his keynote appearance at Buyouts Texas in an interview with Chris Witkowsky, private equity editor, Buyouts Insider.
8 min read · 12 January 2015
Large public pension adds opt-out agreement for PE investments in makers of banned guns.
4 min read · 12 January 2015
