Dealmaking

Japan Special: Is the sun finally rising on Japanese private equity?

The Japanese market has long held tantalising opportunities for private equity, but it’s only in the past few years that deals have started to come through.

PE HUB First Read

First Read kicks off the week with news that Apple Music cuts prices in India, several private equity firms are reportedly working on a bid for Nielsen, and Pinterest begins the roadshow for its IPO today.

Private Eye: Washington reports single-digit net IRRs on big Alinda bet

Making money when every deal is a tech deal: Part III: The digital transformation conundrum

Rose to retire from StepStone as IPO looms

PE HUB Second Opinion

Second Opinion wraps up the week with news that U.S. jobs grew in March as hiring rebounds, the former co-chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher pleads guilty in the college admissions scandal and Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger is recovering from a reported heart valve replacement surgery.

PE HUB First Read

First Read closes out the week with news that Sears is opening smaller stores post bankruptcy, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon considered a 2020 presidential run but decided against it and Microsoft investigates sexual harassment claims allegedly ignored by HR department.

Data Spotlight: Sequoia, NEA, GV top list of most active VCs in Q1

Following the largest quarter in history, SoftBank-led deals give lift to Q1 investing

H.I.G. bites into Jenny Craig