Private Equity
Kainos to exit SlimFast in $350 mln sale; Butterfly Equity operating partner named as potential bidder in Campbell Soup divestiture; Why SPACs are in vogue with investors
3 min read · 11 October 2018
4 min read · 10 October 2018
Court Square to make 6.5x on $2 bln Rocket Software sale; TA preps PhysIOL for a sale; TPG eyes disruptive opportunities in education, healthcare and dying malls
2 min read · 09 October 2018
3 min read · 09 October 2018
PE consortium forms to buy Arconic; Goldman’s Petershill to invest in General Catalyst Partners; Interest groups get aggressive approaching firms’ LPs
2 min read · 08 October 2018
The Great B-School Debate: for networking, or for skills?, Martis Capital eyes $450 mln for healthcare fund
2 min read · 05 October 2018
The operating model for sponsors has held steady for 30 years, but data science advances are set to change all that, say Ian Picache and Sajjad Jaffer of Two Six Capital.
5 min read · 05 October 2018
eFront's chief strategy officer dives deep into the performance of Turkey's private equity funds.
3 min read · 04 October 2018
The recent reshaping of indemnification norms in U.S. private M&A deals caused by the exponential growth and widespread acceptance of representations and warranties (R&W) insurance is the most significant shift in the North American market since the death of the financing in the mid-2000s. That's the view of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Partners Michael Budabin McQuown, Marc Kushner and Chad Bayne and Associate Jillian Mulroy. In a PE Hub Canada feature article, they argue that for a growing number of dealmakers in Canada and the United States, the question regarding R&W insurance is when, not whether, to take the plunge.
10 min read · 26 September 2018
Private equity dominates Ascensus auction; Tailwind Fund III raises $1.8 bln; SEC targets a fund revamp. Are the floodgates open?
2 min read · 24 September 2018