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H&F rehires Goldstein from US TreasuryJeffrey Goldstein has rejoined Hellman & Friedman as a managing director after leaving in 2009 to work for the US treasury. Goldstein will focus on financial services and LP liaison duties.
- Airline bankruptcy includes unfunded commitments
The bankrupt parent company of American Airlines had $389m-worth of unfunded exposure to private equity funds as of 31 December. It’s not clear if the company will continue to meet capital calls through bankruptcy proceedings.
- New Mexico commits $75m to NGP
NGP’s tenth fund continues to generate support from LPs after the firm scrapped its original proposal for a water resources, food and agriculture fund.
- Carlyle invests in LP-friendly reporting technology
The firm, along with Duff & Phelps, has led a second financing round for iLevel Solutions, a company that spun out of The Blackstone Group that makes private equity reporting technology to replace outdated manual processes.
- Bain bets big on healthcare
Weeks after announcing Japan’s largest buyout in two years, the private equity giant is dropping $487m on medical response technology provider Physio-Control.
- @PrivateEquityLP: Made 4x on exit! #homerun, #champagne
For an industry that prides itself on being both progressive and adaptable, private equity has been slow to embrace social media in a bid to create and manage brand awareness.
- Carlyle buys into mid-market lending
The firm’s investment in Churchill Financial highlights the increasingly attractive opportunity to back financial service companies lending into the underserved US mid-market.
- Apollo Natural Resources bags $75m commitment
The buyout giant’s debut natural resources fund will target sub-$150m investments in the energy, natural resources and mining sectors and will share deals with Apollo’s $14.9bn seventh fund.
- TA deal buys into changing US healthcare system
Senior Whole Health consolidates Medicare, Medicaid and Medicare Part D pharmacy benefits into a single coverage plan, an advantage as the US healthcare market adapts to reforms signed into law last year.
- EIF powers to $1.7bn for fourth fund
The energy and power firm has closed its fourth US power fund, picking up commitments from pensions, insurance companies, endowments, family offices and foundations.