Dealmaking

Wilbur Ross SPAC sets out to raise $300mn, TPG, Advent aim to diversify PE's funnel

Ex-Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross launches his own SPAC and some PE firms are hiking up their diversity efforts.

Japan’s start-up scene is on the cusp of something big

Sozo Ventures managing directors Phil Wickham and Koichiro Nakamura discuss that the stage is set in Japan for VCs and their LPs for an explosion of investment opportunities. Can Tokyo’s old guard get out of the way fast enough?

Goldman Sachs invests in Parthenon Capital

Parthenon Capital has secured a minority investment from Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Petershill program.

Private equity prioritizes diversity and inclusion but progress is slow

Firms continue to rank talent management and asset growth as the top two strategic priorities, while making little progress in representation, a new EY survey reveals.

Guidance nudges SPACs on conflicts’ disclosures

SEC staff is reminding special purpose acquisition companies that they'll have to do a thorough disclosure of potential conflicts as the industry explodes.

Shamrock taps Simpson as principal

Prior to joining Shamrock Capital, Simpson was a principal at Providence Equity.

Blue Point gets behind industrial-tech trend, Arctos Sports adds baseball fame executive

Blue Point Capital Partners closes on Transtar Industries and Arctos Sports Partners adds former Red Sox and Cubs executive to team.

Blue Point bets on industrial-tech trend with Transtar

Leveraging a long-term relationship, the PE firm buys a $450 million car parts distributor.

Private Equity Jobs of the Week: Hyde Park, Morgan Stanley and GPP are hiring

This week’s jobs include a marketing director at Hyde Park Venture Partners and associates at Morgan Stanley and GPP

Momtazee's Patient Square Capital beefs up team, GTCR inks complex healthcare deal, and two hot assets prep 2021 sales

Riverside Co is preparing to put Greenphire on the block and Patient Square Capital expands team with seasoned healthcare investors.