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Warburg Pincus seeks buyer for software firm iParadigmsBuyout firm Warburg Pincus is looking to sell education software maker iParadigms and has tapped Evercore Partners Inc to assist with the effort, people familiar with the matter told sister news service Reuters.
Private equity seen moving on cash-starved miners - ReutersPrivate equity firms are going underground, Reuters reports. In the past, they have largely shunned mining acquisitions, as the volatility of commodities prices and cash flow made it difficult to structure leveraged deals. However, many are now predicting a flurry of global transactions this year, mainly in the US$50 million to US$800 million range, with the possibility of a few substantially larger deals. "Last year, we were active but maybe not as active as I would have liked to see us," said Isser Elishis, chief investment officer at Waterton Global Resource Management, a boutique, mining-focused private equity firm based in Toronto. "This year I think it will pick up dramatically."
- Tiedemann Wealth Management names Warburg Pincus' Coulter to board
Tiedemann Wealth Management has hired David Coulter, vice chairman at Warburg Pincus, as a member of the investment committee. Coulter will advise the firm on investment strategies, allocation and manager selection. Coulter joined Warburg in 2005 and works as vice chairman, managing director and a member of the firm's executive management group. From 2000 to 2005, he held a series of positions at JP Morgan Chase. Earlier in his career, Coulter was president, chief executive officer and chairman of BankAmerica Corporation.
- Sunshine 100 raises $258 million in HK IPO - Reuters
Sunshine 100 China Holdings Ltd, a commercial and residential real estate developer in second and third-tier Chinese cities, raised about $258 million after pricing its Hong Kong initial public offering at the bottom of expectations, IFR reported. The company, which is backed by U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus, priced the IPO at HK$4.00 per share, compared with a marketing range of HK$4.00 to HK$4.80 each, added IFR, a Thomson Reuters publication.
- peHUB First Read
This morning read all about CalSTRS pledging almost a billion to PE, AlpInvest singing the praises of co-investments, VCs views on Bitcoin and who tops the buyouts distributions list for New Jersey.
- LP Scorecard: Warburg Pincus tops buyout distributions for New Jersey
The 2005 vintage Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX is top of the distributions list in this week’s scorecard, which takes a look at the New Jersey State Investment Council’s private equity performance figures for the period to 31 October, 2013.
- Pets at Home, ISS and Poundland set to float
The new offerings by KKR, Warburg Pincus and Goldman/EQT highlight the recovery of Europe’s IPO market.
Chinese companies heading for U.S. IPOsInvestors are once again looking favorably at U.S.-listed Chinese companies; and they seem unfazed by accounting flap
- Warburg Pincus names Hatch Labs CEO as executive-in-residence
Warburg Pincus has appointed founder and CEO of Hatch Labs Dinesh Moorjani as executive-in-residence. Hatch Labs, a mobile technology incubator and captive investment fund, has built more than 10 startups from ground-up since 2010. At Warburg Pincus, Moorjani will work to identify and evaluate investment opportunities in the mobile industry.