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Villere to leave strong portfolio in TennesseeLamar Villere, head of private equity at Tennessee's state pension, will leave the system in June, having gained unprecedented access to top managers in the downturn.
- Grosvenor eyes Credit Suisse's PE fund of funds
The Hellman & Friedman-backed hedge fund manager is in discussions to acquire Credit Suisse's $28bn 'Customized Fund Investment Group', which would give Grosvenor its first private equity foothold.
- Lehman collects distributions from LP stakes
The bankrupt bank continues to have an active pool of limited partner interests in private equity funds, which contributed to $1.2bn in distributions last year.
- Apax sells insurance broker for $4.4bn
After acquiring the company for about $2bn in 2007, Apax Partners will sell Hub International to its peer Hellman & Friedman.
- Grosvenor buys Credit Suisse’s PE fund of funds
The hedge fund manager is expected to pay more than $200m for the bank’s $18bn Customized Fund Investment Group, which will create an entity with around $40bn under management.
- Former Carlyle exec named to Federal Reserve
Jerome Powell, who founded and led The Carlyle Group’s industrial division within its US buyout fund, has been named to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
- Friday Letter Success in the downturn
The results of our eighth annual global readers’ poll remind that which firms are in favour will fluctuate as the industry confronts its greatest challenge.
- Friday Letter The post golden era
This year’s PEI 300 is populated with familiar names, but as the mid-2000s fundraising boom recedes into history, expect a radical shuffling of the ranks
- Friday Letter P2P Rush - Take Three
Are the stars finally aligned for a fresh round of public-to-privates?
- Friday Letter Time to be bold
Two swallows do not a summer make, but the $6.6bn acquisition of Suddenlink this week, and the rumoured buyout of RBS-owned insurer Direct Line for a similar amount, suggest big buyouts could be coming back into fashion. Given the amount of dry powder that needs to be spent, it’s about time.