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Dyal’s investment in KPS to fund GP commitmentsThe transaction, which follows a slew of minority investments made by Dyal in firms including HIG Group, Silver Lake and Vista Equity Partners, is ‘not about succession planning’, source says.
- KPS nets 5x on Anchor Glass sale to CVC and BA Glass
KPS is selling the North American glass manufacturer for over $1bn after a 2.5-year holding period.
- Operational Excellence Award winners 2016: Americas
The Riverside Company and KPS Capital Partners are among those picking up awards in this year’s list of the private equity companies doing the most to build better companies.
- Operational Excellence Award winners 2016
KKR and Permira among those named in Private Equity International’s annual celebration of the industry’s best value creation stories.
- KPS to sell WWRD to Fiskars for $437m
The PE firm purchased WWRD out of insolvency in 2009 and has since turned the company around
- KPS books 5x on Waupaca Foundry sale
The sale to Hitachi Metals is one of the biggest in the firm’s history
- Operational Excellence Awards 2013: The Winners
3i, Terra Firma and KPS lead the charge of operators in PEI's 2013 Operational Excellence Awards - along with nine others, including second-time winners Headland Capital and Nordic Capital.
- Villere to leave strong portfolio in Tennessee
Lamar 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.
- WestView Capital preps Fund III
The Boston-based lower mid-market investor has been pre-marketing its third fund and will likely have a ‘one and done’ fundraising as existing LPs leave little room for new capital.
- KPS collects $3.5bn in under three months
The firm hit its self-imposed hard-cap after just 10 weeks in market with Fund IV, which has a seven-year investment period and gives investors two options for management fee and carry terms.