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Lending quartet wrest control of BiffaAfter turning down an offer reportedly worth £520m in the summer, Montagu and GIP are set to cede control of Biffa to a quartet of senior lenders.
- India exits up, but still elude GPs
Exit values rose year-on-year during the third quarter of 2012, but a $1bn transaction by Bain Capital skewed the figures.
- US Election: A pain for Bain (ex Mitt)
Bain Capital has endured greater scrutiny than most during the election campaign, but as it tries to raise a new $6bn fund, performance is a bigger issue than bad press.
- When is a flip too quick?
A dispute over a private equity firm selling a business within hours of buying it came to court in Australia this week. The outcome may be significant.
- Huntsman Gay hires Kirkland exec as partner
The mid-market firm has hired Jim Learner from Kirkland & Ellis and has promoted three investment professionals to the role of principal.
- Bain moves past election
The firm has thanked its LPs for their patience as it continues raising its $6bn Fund XI and works to boost performance for Funds IX and X.
- Fundraising GPs put more ‘skin in the game’
Firms including Bain, Apax and CCMP are pledging significant sums to better align interests with investors, many of whom want to see ‘cash up front’.
- Obama and private equity: Take two
President Barack Obama’s election to a second term followed months of debate surrounding private equity’s role in the economy.
- Bain hires ex-JPMorgan Asia CEO as advisor
Gaby Abdelnour will join the global buyout fund as a senior advisor six months after retiring as JPMorgan’s Asia Pacific chairman and chief executive.
- Insight 2013: Fundraising in Asia
LP appetite will continue its shift toward more sector-specific offerings, according to Javad Movsoumov, executive director of UBS private funds group in Singapore.