Commentary

Ratings Changes, U.S. Sponsor-Backed Companies, 2014

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Q2 2014 Financial and Legal Adviser League Tables

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Who's Hiring in July

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Arsenal Capital to put FrontStream Payments on the block

Arsenal Capital Partners may get to exit FrontStream Payments after more than four years.

RBC Wealth seeks deals to boost alternatives

Royal Bank of Canada’s wealth management division, Canada’s biggest player in the high net worth arena, is on the lookout for acquisitions to grow its presence in alternative assets, particularly real estate, and beef up U.S. distribution.

Spectrum Equity raises $951 mln for Fund VII

Spectrum Equity quickly blew past the target for its latest fund.

Meet the LP: Michael Felman, MSF Capital Advisors

In this video from the PartnerConnect East conference, Michael Felman, the president of MSF Capital Advisors, a a global multi-family office, discusses the opportunities for direct investing and fund investments, in both venture capital and buyouts.

Monroe fires Woo for allegedly taking confidential info; Woo fires back

Monroe Capital LLC is suing Warren Woo, a former managing director, for allegedly stealing information to help launch a rival firm, Breakaway Capital. In a response last week Woo called the suit a “direct retaliation” for his complaints about management and said the firm knew of his desire to leave for several months.

Sycamore Partners mulls bid for retailer Express

Buyout shop Sycamore Partners said it was interested in acquiring apparel retailer Express Inc and asked the company to allow it to perform due diligence.

MARKET AT A GLANCE

Buyout and mezzanine funds based in the Unites States raised more than $84.58 billion in capital commitments from institutional investors through June 20, 2014. The latest fundraising figure is over twice the amount raised this time last year when firms managed to raise $41.9 billion.