Dealmaking

Blackboard said to seek $800 mln for Cashnet; PE dominates process

Private Equity Jobs of the Week: Macquarie, JP Morgan and Evercore are hiring

This week’s jobs include a private equity attorney at New York Life, a co-investment specialist at J.P. Morgan and associates at Macquarie and Evercore.

PE HUB Wire Highlights, 1.7.19

Please CalPERS, more transparency; TA announces promotions; Parthenon scores big partial exit with Millennium Trust

PE report puts AIC on the front foot with new Congress

The industry body aims to show incoming members the benefits private equity can bring at local level.

Performance watch: Silver Lake's PE funds

An interactive chart mapping returns by net IRR and total-value-to-paid-in across some of the firm's private equity funds.

PE HUB First Read

First Read begins the week with news that Marriott says that hackers swiped millions of passport numbers, Taylor Swift's app shuts down, and "Bohemian Rhapsody" wins best picture at the Golden Globes.

Retail leads long list of 2018 distressed companies

PE HUB Second Opinion

In Second Opinion, Lowe's looks to hire 65,000 new employees in tightest labor market in decades, the Dow surges 800 points and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the central bank will be "patient" on rake hikes and that he won't resign if President Trump asks.

Parthenon sells majority of Millennium Trust for $1.6 bln to $1.8 bln

PE HUB First Read

First Read ends the week with news that political fixer Bradley Tusk targets $70 mln for his second fund, Apple's stock plunge has cost Warren Buffett nearly $4 bln and exploring the lack of no-fault divorce clauses.