Private Equity
National Vision Inc is exploring a sale that could value the fourth largest retailer of eyeglasses and contact lenses in the United States at around $1 billion, three people familiar with the matter said this week, sister news service Reuters
2 min read · 30 October 2013
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine shops raised $871.3 million in commitments from institutional investors between October 7 and October 18, bringing the total raised for both buyout and mezzanine funds since the start of the year to more than $125.1 billion.
1 min read · 28 October 2013
Private equity firm Wind Point Partners is exploring a sale of Hearthside Food Solutions LLC, the largest food contract manufacturer and largest privately-held bakery in the United States, three people familiar with the matter said, sister news service Reuters reported.
2 min read · 25 October 2013
Maple Leaf Foods Inc has launched an auction for its bakery company Canada Bread, targeting Grupo Bimbo, one of the world’s largest bread makers, as well as private equity, several people familiar with the matter said, sister news service Reuters reported.
2 min read · 25 October 2013
Taken from the latest Holt-MM&K-TR PE/VC Compensation Report, the average number of years it takes to make partner/ managing director following an MBA program is eight years for all firms surveyed.
1 min read · 25 October 2013
The $180bn manager should be admired for choosing to publish a GDP estimate – for two important reasons.
3 min read · 23 October 2013
The number of firms that are planning to decrease their staff has fallen as markets improve and a larger share of firms are planning to either increase or remain with the same level of employees.
1 min read · 18 October 2013
The number of exits by U.S.-based financial sponsors has remained steady from the second to the third quarter, although the disclosed volume of M&A exits jumped significantly.
4 min read · 14 October 2013
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms have secured about $123.1 billion in their fundraising efforts through the first nine months of the year. Additionally, disclosed deal volume is around $102.2 billion year-to-date.
1 min read · 14 October 2013
The latest Holt-MM&K-Thomson Reuters North American PE/VC Compensation Report shows that following the rebound in overall compensation witnessed in 2011, median compensation across both private equity and venture capital firms has moderated somewhat, but bonuses, salary and carry continued to rise for both partners and non-partners alike.
1 min read · 11 October 2013
