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Top 10 VC posts: Thiel rips Apple and Uber, tech world still freaked by Andreessen warning, IR exec quits PE for VCTrending in venture capital this week: Peter Thiel rips Apple and Uber, the tech world is still freaking out over Marc Andreessen warning that it's time to "worry," and investor relations exec quits PE (what?) for VC.
- Bain serves up Japan’s Skylark
The firm has exited a partial interest in the restaurant operator’s $618m Tokyo IPO
- Bain Capital Ventures leads $55 mln growth round in Infusionsoft
Bain Capital Ventures has led a $55 million Series D growth funding in Infusionsoft,a sales and marketing software provider for small businesses. Prior investors Signal Peak Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Arthur Ventures and Allure Ventures participated in the funding round. Infusionsoft has raised a total of $125 million, including a $54 million Series C funding round led by Goldman in 2013.
- Castanea Partners closes Fund IV on $600 mln
Castanea Partners has closed its fourth fund on $600 million. Castanea Partners Fund IV, L.P. will make investments of $15 million to $75 million in buyouts, growth equity, acquisition capital raises and operationally challenged companies. Along with the fund close, Castanea has promoted Steve Berg to managing partner.
Incentives part of routine offering from GPs on fundraising trail: UPDATEDThe idea of GPs using incentives to draw in bigger checks at a quicker pace has become a routine part of marketing, giving fundraising managers that extra bit of zip to help stand out in the most crowded private equity fundraising environment of all time.
- Incentives part of routine offering from GPs on fundraising trail: UPDATED
The news that TPG Capital is offering incentives to limited partners to commit to its seventh flagship buyout fund didn’t come as a surprise to many LPs.
Carlyle LPs to share in collusion suit settlement costs: BuyoutsThe Carlyle Group’s $115 million settlement of a lawsuit that alleged it colluded with other buyout shops to depress deal prices will be paid through a combination of Carlyle Partners IV fund capital, insurance, balance sheet capital, and contributions from some employees of the firm.
- Bain Capital's Atento seeks IPO valuation of up to $1.6 bln
Spanish call center operator Atento SA, owned by private equity firm Bain Capital, said it expected its initial public offering to be priced $19-$22 per share, valuing the company at up to $1.60 billion.
From West Coast springs far more than tech dealsSilver Lake may be known more for its technology buyouts, but one of the San Francisco firm’s biggest recent falls into a different category altogether.Teaming up with its platform company William Morris Endeavor, Silver Lake bought sports marketing and talent management firm IMG Worldwide for $2.3 billion late last year. Jim Davidson, Silver Lake managing partner, recently hailed the acquisition as a way to harness IMG’s stable of authors, athletes and other stars that generate popular entertainment and content.
Carlyle LPs to share in collusion suit settlement costsThe Carlyle Group’s $115 million settlement of a lawsuit that alleged that it colluded with other buyout shops to depress deal prices will be paid through a combination of Carlyle Partners IV fund capital, insurance, balance sheet capital, and contributions from some employees of the firm, an industry source told Buyouts.