Private Equity
3 min read · 13 September 2019
First-time fund reaches beyond hard cap, CalPERS drama
2 min read · 13 September 2019
First Read closes out the week with news that Goldman Sachs has hired an ex-Amazon executive for a top tech role, Old Navy plans on opening 800 new stores and FBI probes Peter Thiel co-founded Mithril Capital.
1 min read · 13 September 2019
Protectionism and increased scrutiny of foreign investment into the US encourage investors to look at Canada, as appetite for direct institutional investment also grows.
2 min read · 12 September 2019
Investors are still howling for vet care
2 min read · 12 September 2019
Long-time managing director David Mansell to leave Onex Partners; Vista Equity stands to double its money with Ping IPO; Omega's Cooperman says private equity is a scam
2 min read · 12 September 2019
First begins the day with news that oil legend T. Boone Pickens dies at 91, Hong Kong Stock Exchange makes a $36.56 billion bid for London Stock Exchange, and Walmart expands its unlimited grocery delivery service nationwide.
1 min read · 12 September 2019
2 min read · 11 September 2019
2 min read · 11 September 2019
Whitehorse leads strip sale out of Carlyle's debut mid-market fund; Morgan Stanley Capital Partners weighs sale of Pathway Vet Alliance; LSE gets surprise $39 bln offer from Hong Kong Exchange
2 min read · 11 September 2019