Private Equity
3 min read · 06 November 2018
Derm drama, PE scrambles to exit hospitals, How much candy is too much?
2 min read · 01 November 2018
Ex-OTPP execs launch Peloton Capital and seek C$600 mln for debut; Lion eyes single-asset process for frozen-foods group Picard; Harvard endowment’s PE generates highest return for 2018 on lower allocation
2 min read · 01 November 2018
Ex-Prophet Equity execs launch Crossplane Capital; Former Goldman banker starts fundless GHK Capital; Orange County boosts PE allocation, seeks buyouts
2 min read · 31 October 2018
Hellman & Friedman Fund IX raises $16 bln; WayPoint Capital recaps One Homecare; Capital Constellation backs Motive Partners
2 min read · 30 October 2018
Increases in U.S. production, coupled with increased costs and regulatory uncertainty in Canada, have contributed to a general investment decline in the domestic oil and gas sector since the highs of 2014. At the same time, new investment in Canada’s clean energy sector has been relatively stable. In a PE Hub Canada feature article, Torys LLP Partners Stephanie Stimpson and Michael Pedlow and Associate Andrew Cooley look at a range of consolidation and opportunistic M&A energy deals done in Canada in recent months and share their thoughts about what these transactions can tell us about emerging, cross-sector trends.
4 min read · 22 October 2018
With competition for quality assets remaining strong in Canadian M&A markets, private equity funds face challenges in deploying unfunded capital and the volume of sponsor-to-sponsor deals continues to rise. In a PE Hub Canada feature article, Torys LLP Partners Guy Berman, Laurie Duke and Stefan Stauder and Associate Brett Saulnier note that sponsor-to-sponsor deals generally move more quickly and with more intensity than transactions involving a strategic buyer and/or seller. They discuss a few of the unique dynamics of these deals as well as several factors that are key to ensuring a smooth and successful process.
6 min read · 18 October 2018
There’s no question that it’s a sellers’ market. With unprecedented levels of dry powder and debt available for investment, sellers are not only able to garner high valuations, they are also more carefully reviewing management incentives being put forth by potential private equity buyers. PE firms need to ensure they are incentivizing management teams correctly for a number of reasons. In a PE Hub Canada feature article, Lynne Lacoursière, a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, spells out those reasons and discusses the steps PE firms should take to settle compensation as part of a successful transaction.
6 min read · 17 October 2018
NEA to spin out startup investments from older funds; HGGC, GA merge portfolio cos to fight Amazon effect; Hicks Family office PE arm raises funds for food and beverage
2 min read · 15 October 2018
Florida SBA shops big portfolio, Public pension makes a bet on Venezuela
2 min read · 12 October 2018
