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  • Wisconsin shops $720m portfolio
    Christopher Witkowsky- 6 January 2013

    The state investment board wants to reduce its exposure to the largest funds in the market and is selling stakes in funds managed by KKR, Charterhouse, Carlyle and Blackstone.

  • Morelli elected as EVCA chairman
    Oliver Smiddy- 6 January 2013

    Vincenzo Morelli, partner emeritus at TPG, has been elected as chairman of European trade body EVCA at a pivotal time for the industry in Europe.

  • OMERS shops $750m portfolio
    Christopher Witkowsky- 6 January 2013

    The C$55bn Canadian pension system is trying to sell a portfolio of funds from managers including KKR, Apax, Hellman & Friedman and TPG.

  • Woodhouse to lead Carlyle’s RAC
    Tom Porter- 6 January 2013

    The Carlyle Group has recruited former Debenhams finance director Chris Woodhouse, reuniting him with Rob Templeman at RAC.

  • TPG reaches RMB4bn first close after 18 months
    Clare Burrows- 6 January 2013

    The global private equity firm's two RMB funds have made a first close with 90 percent of capital commitments from private investors, almost 18 months after launching.

  • TPG tables half-billion take-private bid
    Oliver Smiddy- 6 January 2013

    TPG Capital is on the verge of acquiring GlobeOp Financial Services in a £508m deal, the first take-private of an LSE-listed business this year by a private equity firm.

  • New Jersey reaps $575m on secondary sales
    Christopher Witkowsky- 6 January 2013

    The $69bn state pension has sold stakes in funds run by GTCR, Apollo, Carlyle, Oaktree, TPG, Wayzata, Black Diamond Capital Management, Credit Suisse and THL as it works to shrink the size of its portfolio to make it more manageable.

  • UBS to run NYC private equity secondary sale
    Christopher Witkowsky- 6 January 2013

    The city’s pension system has put an initial offering of about $750m-worth of LP stakes on the secondary market, kick-starting what could be a very busy year for private equity secondaries.

  • Goldman's global sponsors head retires
    Oliver Smiddy- 6 January 2013

    Milton Berlinski (pictured), global head of financial sponsors at Goldman Sachs, is to retire this month. Pete Lyon has been promoted to co-head of the sponsors unit in the Americas as a result.

  • TPG Growth invests in software company
    Graham Winfrey- 6 January 2013

    TPG’s growth investment platform has purchased software and services company MarketTools. TPG will transfer three of MarketTools’ business lines to web-based survey company SurveyMonkey for a minority stake in the business.