Private Equity
CVC Capital Partners said it hired John D. Clark from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe to work as managing partner in its New York office with a focus on middle-market, growth-oriented private equity investments in the technology, software and tech-enabled business services sectors.
2 min read · 07 April 2014
U.S. sponsors rang up the most robust first-quarter deal count since 2007
7 min read · 07 April 2014
Riverside Co has reached $140 million in commitments for its third Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) fund, as the lower-middle-market buyout firm moves closer to a $225 million target for the pool, according to a filing with regulators and a source familiar with the firm.
1 min read · 04 April 2014
The Blackstone Group may be facing a case of infrastructure envy as its rivals raise billions for the increasingly popular asset class.
3 min read · 04 April 2014
Hellman & Friedman is seeking a comparable fund size to its flagship vehicle of nearly $9 billion raised in the midst of the financial crisis, in the buyout firm’s first major capital-raising effort since the death of its co-founder Warren Hellman in 2011.
2 min read · 03 April 2014
3 min read · 02 April 2014
HGGC wrapped up a platform deal for software-as-a-service provider AutoAlert, as well as an add-on acquisition for its Innovative Interfaces library services portfolio company, in a busy deal-making day for the Palo Alto, California-based buyout shop.
2 min read · 02 April 2014
With a total deal price of $930 million and a trailing 12-month EBITDA of $60 million, Thoma Bravo is betting that its aggressive 15.5x purchase price multiple for the pending acquisition of Genstar Capital’s TravelClick business will lead to more growth ahead.
3 min read · 02 April 2014
Credit Suisse said it completed the spinoff of its DLJ Merchant Banking Partners mid-market leveraged buyout business to form aPriori Capital Partners LP, with plans to raise capital beyond the $2 billion currently under management.
2 min read · 01 April 2014
Marlin Equity Partners said it closed its new lower mid-market buyout vehicle, Marlin Heritage LP, with $400 million in commitments after a quick fundraising period of three months. The fund was four times oversubscribed for its $250 million target, the Los Angeles firm said.
1 min read · 01 April 2014