Bank of America

The firm aims to excite positive social change in American small businesses, says Brightwood Capital, and Goldman Sachs Special Sits alumni, founder Eric Taylor.

Goldman Sachs, AlpInvest and Landmark Partners are backing the financial separation of Ridgemont Equity Partners from Bank of America as the firm raises its debut fund as a fully independent firm.

The European team in charge of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s European private equity real estate platform has bought out its GP interests and has launched new shop, Peakside Capital.

The Bank of America spin-out expects to use seed capital for six deals averaging about $50m each.

Two groups of Bank of America private equity professionals are spinning out: one will form an independent fund while the other will join asset manager Sterling Stamos.

The two investment firms backed a management buyout of First Republic Bank from Bank of America, injecting $1.86bn of fresh equity into the deal.

In his second stint at the bank, he will join in March as head of its financial sponsors group for Asia Pacific.

Why Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s decision to shelve the sale of its Asia real estate platform makes sense. PERE Magazine, February issue 2010

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People moves have been on the rise in the wealth and secondaries space.

Our Women of Influence in Private Markets list celebrates the achievements of women in the alternative assets universe.

Thursday is a bank holiday in the UK, so we'll return to your inbox on Monday. In the meantime, why this year's PEI 300 ranking – unveiled today – could represent halcyon days for fundraising. Plus: Campbell Lutyens is bulking out its GP capital advisory business. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

40 under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity. Meet the operators who are making the magic happen.

This impact trailblazer has laid the groundwork to solve one of private equity’s greatest challenges: ESG reporting.

Natural capital, human rights and tax concerns: What sustainability themes will dominate private markets this year? Toby Mitchenall, Jordan Stutts and Snehal Shah share their thoughts

The market for loans tied to sustainability targets is growing fast, but measurement and greenwashing concerns remain.