Commentary

The elusive quality that makes for a great co-investor, Providence makes majority investment in Tenstreet

LP demand for co-investment opportunities have risen in recent years and expect to remain strong, says new study.

GPs eye the exits before year-end as tax changes loom, RedBird exec launches his own firm

RidgeLake acquires stake in Gauge Capital.

TPG and Riata Capital close single-asset processes, Inflation concerns creep into private markets

Riata Capital Group closes process to move AEG Vision out of an older fund and into a continuation pool.

Apax, Oak HC/FT jointly buy growing eating disorder treatment platform in $1.4bn deal, PAI bets on Europe's camping community with ECG

Oak HC/FT invest in Eating Recovery Center.

Blackstone and the rise of special opportunities strategies, GTCR buys PPC from MSCP with more dealmaking to follow

GTCR buys PPC from MSCP.

Clearlake preps potential $1.4bn-plus sale of Provation, Private equity firms scale their BD operations, Medline emerges with largest LBO loan since Kraft

Clearlake hires banks to sell Provation and sponsors ramp of hiring of BD professionals.

Time to close deals compresses as deal competition heats up, Enlightenment Capital brings fourth fund to market

Inflation fears surge according to a new poll and Thoma Bravo is targeting $22 billion for new fund.

Bregal names CEO as part of planned transition, Soros-spinout Newlight Partners eyes hefty ambition for debut fund

Bregal taps Carrier as new CEO and Oceansound launches debut fund.

Ex-Martis exec emerges at THL, Falfurrias builds platform around locally sourced, raw honey

Readers of the Wire will recall that Shahab Vagefi, a founding partner at healthcare specialist Martis Capital, left the firm in August.

Inflation fears ramp up, Ares agrees to acquire The Lockwood Group, Softbank leads $122m funding round in DICE

Inflation worries are getting worse, as ships remain jammed up in the Port of Los Angeles and Europe and the UK are bracing for an energy crisis as there’s not enough fuel to meet demand.