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Marlin Equity, Emerson Electric vie for Open Systems International, DeVos family secondary process moves forward, Apollo-backed Rackspace files IPO

Marlin Equity and Emerson Electric compete for Open Systems International and Blackstone closes its debut life sciences fund at $4.6 billion.

2 min read · 13 July 2020

PE looks through fog to gauge Q2 performance, Sole Source, founded by ex-Gores principal, hits halfway to target, NewSpring promotes three

A new poll bodes well for private equity; however, San Diego Employees' Retirement Association is pulling back from it.

3 min read · 10 July 2020

Silver Lake agrees to buy HR software provider Silae, Cancer Treatment Centers of America poised for potential $1bn-plus sale, Ex-Symantec CEO sets ambitious goal for debut fund

Cancer Treatment of America goes on the block and Crosspoint Capital Partners is raising its debut fund.

3 min read · 09 July 2020

Apollo launches $12bn lending platform with Mubadala as CLO market craters, Cove Hill, launched by Bain veteran, closes second fund, Florida SBA's PE platform drops almost 10% in Q1

Apollo forms a $12 billion lending platform and Cove Hill quietly closes its second fund.

3 min read · 07 July 2020

Warren Buffett's Berkshire strikes $10bn deal with Dominion Energy, Apax buys stake in Welsh, Carson's InnovAge, Silver Lake approaches $15bn flagship

PE deals account for 17 percent of M&A activity, says new data and Berkshire Hathaway Energy has sealed a $10 billion deal with Dominion Energy.

3 min read · 06 July 2020

TPG eyes sale of healthcare tech business WellSky, Harvest Partners may find ripe market for $1bn structured capital fund, CalPERS revives co-investment program with Francisco Partners deal

M&A activity could surge in the near future and TPG mulls sale of WellSky.

3 min read · 02 July 2020

Great Point Partners makes 3.8x its money on Citra Health, AE Industrial looks to the stars as it builds space-tech platform, Volcker limits rolled back on some PE fund investing

PE secondary market activity seems to be building under the surface while Great Point Partners gets a hefty return on its sale of Citra Health Solutions.

3 min read · 30 June 2020

Banks find ways to compensate summer interns for shorter programs, LPs rush to Thoma Bravo funds despite lack of hurdle rate, Carlyle acquires software provider Unison

Thoma Bravo is targeting $16.5 billion for its fourteenth fund and banks are shortening their summer internship programs while still paying participants.

3 min read · 29 June 2020

Carlyle to make 7x on sale of Eggplant Technologies, Periscope Equity hits market with second tech-focused fund, SEC finds conflicts in how GPs allocate coinvestments

SEC puts GP coinvestment allocations under the microscope while Carlyle is set to reap big returns from its sale of Eggplant.

3 min read · 26 June 2020

Aptean investment highlights trend of GPs holding treasured assets longer, Clearlake buys majority stake in WhiteStar from Pine Brook, Hedge fund Blue Mountain considers liquidity options

Clearlake acquires WhiteStar from Pine Brook and Blue Mountain Capital is exploring liquidity options for illiquid investments.

3 min read · 25 June 2020

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