Private Equity
Ares and BDT Capital land major hires and Grubhub mulls its options.
3 min read · 09 January 2020
First Read starts the day with news that CITIC is selling a 22 pct stake in McDonald's China business to its private equity arm, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are stepping back as senior members of the British royal family and Grubhub considers strategic options
1 min read · 09 January 2020
More information on Thoma Bravo's new fund; plus, a new study reveals an increase in the number of deal co-investors.
2 min read · 08 January 2020
First Read kicks off the day with news that Pier 1 is shutting nearly half of its stores, the first week of legal marijuana sales in Illinois brought in nearly $11 mln and Boeing 737 crashes after takeoff in Tehran
1 min read · 08 January 2020
Thoma Bravo kicks off the year with a new fund. Also, check out Venture Capital Journal's new feature highlighting 40 rising VC stars under 40.
3 min read · 07 January 2020
First Read begins the day with news that ex-Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is charged with sex crimes in Los Angeles, Borden Dairy files for bankruptcy and Insight Partners to acquire Israeli cyber security firm Armis
1 min read · 07 January 2020
What's behind GPs holding onto certain assets longer than what the traditional PE structure allows?
3 min read · 06 January 2020
First Read begins the week with news that ex-Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn snuck out of Japan in a box used for audio gear, Delta employees sue Lands' End alleging uniforms made them sick and Cambridge Analytica leak shows extent of social media global manipulation
1 min read · 06 January 2020
When it came to fundraising and deals, tech reigned supreme in 2019.
2 min read · 03 January 2020
First Read is back with news the FDA is banning fruit and mint flavors in cartridge-based e-cigarettes, Joe Biden raises $22.7 mln in the fourth quarter, trailing Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg and PE to show ESG credentials in 2020
1 min read · 03 January 2020
