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Bain Capital-backed Bright Horizons Shares Surge in DebutShares of Bain Capital-backed Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. rose as much as 30 percent in their market debut on the New York Stock Exchange as investors focused on the largest U.S. child-care provider's leadership in a growing niche market.
- Ski Slopes, Beachfront Suites and IRR: Private Equity Joins the Resort Crowd
Bain Capital packs its bags for the islands while other LBO shops are hitting the slopes and teeing up on the links. Private equity firms are making investments close to some MDs' core competencies, it seems.
- Sankaty Advisors launches fifth fund
Bain Capital’s credit affiliate picked up a pair of commitments for Fund V last week, targeting $3.5bn for investments in the US and Europe.
- Why you shouldn’t write off MENA
If you thought private equity in MENA was headed for extinction, think again.
- PE Asia Forum: More buyouts in next phase for China, India
Tight family control remains a major obstacle to buyouts in China and India. However, in China family control is more likely to change, according to speakers at the PE Asia Forum.
- Spectrum sees profits without deal fees
Spectrum Equity generated a record volume of exits and refinancings last year while continuing its policy of not charging deal fees to its portfolio companies.
- Pagliuca: MENA will deliver long-term growth
Stephen Pagliuca, managing director at Bain Capital, delivered a keynote address at PEI’s Capital Connect: MENA 2012 conference in Dubai, arguing that the future for the region looked bright.
- CalSTRS closes 2011 with $506m in commitments
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System bet heavily on Asia, bringing its total allocation to the asset class to nearly $2bn for 2011.
- Reuters – VC Spending Slowed in Fourth Quarter
U.S. venture capitalists invested $6.4 billion in start-up companies in the fourth quarter, continuing a slowdown in spending, according to a report from the National Venture Capital Association and consultancy PriceWaterhouseCoopers. The $6.4 billion was spent across 968 deals. That represents a 13 percent decline in dollar terms over the prior-year period. For the full year, investments fell 10 percent to $26.52 billion. Seed-stage companies -- those at the very earliest stages of development -- saw a slight rise in investments for the quarter, to $119.4 million, but an overall 38 percent drop for the year, to $475.7 million. That is the lowest yearly total since 2003.
- GPs turn to dividend recaps
There has been a pronounced increase in the number of dividend recapitalisations as firms seek alternative means to realise value from their investments, according to a Moody’s report.