Private Equity
Why there’s never been a better time to invest in French VC
3 min read · 21 July 2014
Elevation Partners may finally get to exit Forbes Media after eight years.
2 min read · 18 July 2014
So far in 2014, of the 194 buyout M&A exits by U.S.-based financial sponsors that Thomson One identified, portfolio companies in the utilities sector are the quickest to reach an exit, in 3.7 years on average.
1 min read · 18 July 2014
Download the “Q2 2014 Exits” table from the Related Files tab below to see the full list of all M&As and IPOs by U.S.-based financial sponsors in the second quarter of 2014.
1 min read · 17 July 2014
Download the latest ”Q2 2014 Funds Raised” table from the Related Files tab below to see which U.S.-based buyout and mezanine funds raised capital in Q2 2014.
1 min read · 17 July 2014
In this video from the PartnerConnect East conference, Olaf Neubert, managing partner at Hedges Capital Inc, discusses the secondary market for private equity interests and the increasing role of specialization by such funds.
1 min read · 16 July 2014
Adams Street Partners Chief Investment Officer Hanneke Smits has decided to step down, the firm announced in a statement on Tuesday. She will remain in her role through at least the end of 2014, at which point she will take a career break to focus on “a new series of challenges to support a variety of interests.”
2 min read · 15 July 2014
Exit activity by U.S.-based financial sponsors rose in the second quarter for both M&As and IPOs following a subdued first quarter.
4 min read · 14 July 2014
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine shops raised more than $103.3 billion in capital through July 4. The latest fundraising tally is significantly higher than the same time last year when buyout and mezzanine shops managed to raise only $79.1 billion.
1 min read · 14 July 2014
Asian GPs need to raise their value creation game
3 min read · 11 July 2014
