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Europe, With Crisis Abating, Looks More AttractiveAfter five years of struggle to stabilize its floundering member states and its common currency, Europe appears to be on the verge of a comeback.
PE-Backed IPOs Jump, But Exits Take TimeIt has already been an active year for buyout-backed IPOs. January saw Norwegian Cruise Lines, Bright Horizons, TRI Pointe Homes and USA Compression Partners go public. And with several slated to go public in the coming weeks, it seems that private equity firms are generating a lot of exits these days. Or are they?
- Reuters - Bain Capital Raises $69m from HK Packaging Company Stake Sale
Bain Capital raised about $69 million from a selldown in Hong Kong-listed Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co Ltd, IFR reported on Wednesday, writes Reuters. Bain sold 110 million shares of Greatview at HK$4.85 each, putting the total deal at HK$534 million ($69 million), added IFR, a Thomson Reuters publication.
peHUB First ReadThis morning First Read reveals links to the twelve biggest exits of 2012, why Facebook is buying Atlas, six states with the highest gas prices and a bullish VC attitude towards pricing.
- Prolific LP Pathway Hits $955.4 Million On New Fund
Pathway Capital Management appears to have wrapped up its latest fund at $955.4 million, raised from just three investors, according to a regulatory filing. The investment strategy of the fund isn’t clear from the filing, but the firm is known as a prolific raiser of funds of funds.
Shopping for FashionThe stereotypical venture isn’t known for a fashion sense, but the sector is en vogue with investors, some of whom look at it as a technology play
- Persado Raises $15M In Bain Led Deal
Persado said it raised $15 million of Series A funding in a deal led by Bain Capital Ventures. The company will use the money to expand sales and marketing efforts, increase R&D and establish a headquarters in New York City.
Bain, KKR to Reap More Gains from HCAHCA Holdings continues to give back to its private equity owners. HCA shareholders, mainly KKR and Bain Capital, are selling 50 million HCA shares in a secondary that could raise as much as $1.86 billion.
Teamsters Bring Protest, Inflable Rat To SuperInvestorSAN FRANCISCO, February 12 - Welcome, private equity conventioneers! Those who thought, or hoped, that the heightened public scrutiny of private equity would fade following the presidential election, think again.