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Blackstone not interested in Australia’s WoolworthsTPG, Carlyle and KKR are reportedly among the global private equity firms interested in Big W, the discount arm of Australian retailer Woolworths.
- Australian GPs raise A$2.7bn in FY2015(1)
The majority of new commitments came from overseas investors, with sovereign wealth funds contributing 26 percent of new fundraising, which is more than superannuation funds and other investor types, according to the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) 2015 Yearbook.
- Charterhouse partner exits firm - exclusive
Lindbäck was at Charterhouse for just over two years and leaves to join Letter One Technology.
- Taking aim at private equity’s male persona
Level 20 is an important industry initiative to increase female participation in the alternative investment industry – aiming to boost diversity not for diversity’s sake, but to improve investment performance.
- Secondaries fundraising soars during summer
Funds raised grew by 40 percent between June and October to $37.07 billion.
- Littlejohn appoints new principal
Former Morgan Stanley investment banker Jordan Tongalsen will spearhead the mid-market private equity group’s transaction origination efforts.
- Blackstone finishes BCP VII on $17.5bn
With fundraising complete for Blackstone Capital Partners VII, the firm has amassed a total of $85 billion in dry powder.
- Blackstone to buy BioMed for $8bn cash
Blackstone bought the REIT from its Real Estate Partners VIII fund.
- SEC slams Blackstone over monitoring fees
The buyout giant will pay $39m for failing to fully disclose its accelerated monitoring fee practices and certain legal fee discounts it had received, representing the largest SEC settlement by a private fund manager to date.
- TPG hires senior CPPIB private equity exec - exclusive
Texas mega fund has appointed Mark Corbidge, a former Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board and Doughty Hanson executive to handle European origination activities.