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Sun Capital's Leder Revealed as Host of Romney FundraiserMarc Leder, co-CEO of Sun Capital Partner, hosted a $50,000-a-plate fundraiser for Mitt Romney back in May. Romney, at the dinner, made disparaging remarks about Obama supporters.
- Harvest Time For Blackstone Capital Partners V
Last month marked the fifth anniversary of The Blackstone Group’s announcement that it had closed its fifth flagship buyout fund at $21.7 billion, the largest ever. And with the fund just about deployed, and only four companies fully exited, investment bankers eager for more business should expect a wave of exits and IPOs over the next few years.
Legends of PE: Bruce Rauner Talks About Public ServiceBain Capital LLC founder Mitt Romney isn’t the first private equity professional to seek office or serve in government, and he won’t be the last.
- Will First American Payment Finally Find a Buyer?
First American Payment, which is backed by Lindsay Goldberg, is reportedly up for sale. The payment processor produces about $80 million EBITDA and is looking to sell for 9x, Reuters says. First American last tried to sell itself in 2010, when several PE firms abandoned the auction.
- PE Eyes Staples LBO
A consortium of private equity firms including Bain Capital is considering a buyout of listed office supplies retailer Staples. Fortune reported Thursday that preliminary talks have been held on a deal but no announcement is forthcoming soon.
- peHUB Second Opinion 9.13
Steve Wozniak wants the new iPhone 5 to take better pictures, the leader of Anonymous gets arrested and Bain Capital has given millions to Democrats.
- LPs Loading up on Chinese Funds May Soon be Hungry for Better Returns
Private equity firms are chasing big funds and big management fees in China--but are they betting too much on bullish prospects and policy they cannot control?
- Reuters - Bain Matches $700M Offer for Billabong
After all the effort TPG Capital has put into trying to acquire Aussie clothing maker Billabong, it may ultimately be Bain Capital that skates off with the deal.
- peHUB Second Opinion 9.4
To end your Tuesday, Desire2Learn raises $80 mln, Mark Zuckerberg commits to not selling Facebook shares for a year and the movement for Betty White to introduce President Obama at the DNC grows.