Private Equity

Dealmaking

Bain Tech Opportunities makes first fintech bet in HEY, CalPERS CIO Ben Meng resigns, Blackstone to buy Ancestry for $4.7bn

CalPERS CIO Meng quits his post amid questions about his personal investments and Bain invests in a fintech company HEY.

2 min read · 06 August 2020

Deals

New incarnation of the life sciences IPO: Bain’s Cerevel

The SPAC route allows Cerevel to combine two transactions into a single event, all the while presenting a more educated investor base pre-IPO, a senior executive on Bain's life sciences team said.

4 min read · 05 August 2020

Deals

Bain Tech Opportunities makes first fintech bet with hey

The economy is poised for much more integration between the online and offline worlds post-covid, and hey is uniquely positioned to capitalize on that, Bain's Darren Abrahamson said.

3 min read · 05 August 2020

People

Cresset appoints Conte as COO

Cresset Asset Management has named Randall Conte as chief operating officer.

1 min read · 05 August 2020

AEA-backed 1-800 Contacts hits the auction block, Castlelake targets $750m for dislocation vehicle, Thoma Bravo to buy Foundation Software

Bain backs Japanese payments and ecommerce platform hey.

2 min read · 05 August 2020

Deals

1-800 Contacts, backed by AEA, THL, hits the auction block

AEA, which snapped up a majority stake in the contact lens retailer in 2016, has engaged Morgan Stanley and Jefferies for financial advice.

2 min read · 05 August 2020

News & Analysis

Mining data from the new world of remote living

The migration to at-home work, learning and e-commerce is creating opportunity for technology investors.

5 min read · 05 August 2020

Deals

Waud commits $100m-plus to medication-based services initiative

The Chicago PE firm has teamed up with Paul Jardina, who most recently served as the CEO of Onco360, an oncology-focused specialty pharmacy.

3 min read · 05 August 2020

Monthly Ratings Wrap-up

A monthly look at which private equity-backed companies received a distressed asset rating.

1 min read · 04 August 2020

Berkshire Partners backs VetStrategy in $1bn-plus deal, OpenGate hires new CFO, GCM Grosvenor agrees to merge with Cantor Fitzgerald sponsored SPAC

SPACs are populating the PE landscape this summer.

2 min read · 04 August 2020

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