One Equity Partners

After spinning out of JP Morgan in 2015, One Equity had several hundred million dollars in oversubscription for its latest fund.

The middle-market private equity firm closes latest fund with support from outside investors.

Franklin Square Capital Partners has teamed up with One Equity Partners to form an operating company that will invest in mid-market private businesses.

CVC Capital Partners has hired Thomas Kichler, formerly at Orb Equity Partners and One Equity Partners, to fill the newly-created position of US head of industrials and energy.

The deal, led by a consortium which includes Russia’s sovereign private equity arm and trade buyer Cordiant, comes a week after One Equity announced its spin-off from JP Morgan.

The US bank is offloading its private equity arm, One Equity Partners, as regulatory pressures force financial institutions to significantly reduce their exposure to the asset class.

Sun Capital Partners has sold speciality chemicals company Sonneborn following a busy first quarter in which it sealed a number of sizeable exits.

The firm’s purchase of listed healthcare services company MModal comes less than a week after the US Supreme Court upheld the healthcare reform law passed in 2010.

With globalisation in retreat, the implications for private investment are complex. In areas like manufacturing, the push is toward reshoring of portfolio company operations. In risk management, many investors see diversifying their global exposure as key.

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Early engagement and regular communication with LPs are vital to avoiding roadblocks in the GP-led secondaries process.

Muted M&A activity and liquidity demands are prompting more sponsors to consider moving assets into continuation funds, but successfully completing a GP-led deal is more easily said than done.

As supply continues to outstrip demand, it is ever more important to clearly demonstrate why particular assets are well suited to a continuation fund process.

Appointing an internal team to oversee a GP-led deal, and working with advisory and legal partners early, can help smooth what can be a time- and resource-intensive process.

Sponsors and management teams need to demonstrate their commitment to the next phase of growth.

Even with the best laid plans, GP-led processes can become delayed, but there are steps sponsors can take to mitigate common holdups.