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Welsh Carson targets $5bn for latest flagshipThe firm’s 15th flagship vehicle targets mid-market buyout opportunities primarily in North America, according to documents prepared for a recent LP meeting.
Private equity and healthcare: a bitter pill to swallow?Is the growth of private equity investment in US healthcare perpetuating health inequity?
Side Letter: LAFPP's CIO transition; SWFs' PE struggle; WCAS's $5bn haulLAFPP, an enthusiastic supporter of the private markets, finally has a replacement CIO. Plus: one of PE's oldest firms has closed its latest flagship; and why are sovereign wealth funds struggling with manager selection. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
WCAS raises $4.3bnThe New York-based investment firm held a final closing of its thirteenth healthcare technology fund.
Connecticut Retirement Plans approves $125m commitmentThe US public pension has backed WCAS' 13th US-focused buyout fund.
Welsh Carson inches closer to $4bn for Fund XIIIThe firm activated fees on the vehicle in January following a $2.8bn first close in August.
The Rainmaker 50Who has the power to turn an investor 'no' into a 'yes'? Who got first-time funds off the ground? Presenting PEI's list of the most influential fundraisers in private equity today.
ICG strikes $170m distressed dealThe secondaries firm purchased a portfolio from Third Avenue Management.
- Welsh Carson partner joins Carlyle as MD – Exclusive
Tony Ecock, who had been at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe for almost 10 years, will join four other NY-based managing directors in Carlyle’s Equity Opportunity Fund team.
- Firms must be more critical of fees, expenses practice
Private equity firms should go beyond enforcement cases and speeches and look internally to identify problems that could arise during an SEC inspection, said the Commission’s Igor Rozenblit.