Private Equity
North American private equity firms, including LBO/growth equity, venture capital, mezzanine and other categories, devote a median of 60 percent of their GP fees and other revenues to payroll, according to a compensation survey conducted by Thomson Reuters in partnership with Holt Private Equity Consultants.
1 min read · 26 October 2012
There have been 39 portfolio companies with U.S.-based financial sponsors that have tested the IPO market this year through Oct. 17.
1 min read · 20 October 2012
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms have collectively secured $134.1 billion so far this year.
1 min read · 15 October 2012
2 min read · 15 October 2012
Deal prices for portfolio companies stood at 7.2x EBITDA at the end of the third quarter of 2012.
1 min read · 12 October 2012
A panel discussion of trends and issues in limited partnership agreements.
1 min read · 03 October 2012
While all for aligning their interests with those of limited partners, buyout pros will have to hope that the exceptionally LP-friendly partnership terms offered by Public Pension Capital Management don’t spread too broadly. Then again, most funds don’t present investors with quite the risks that this particular debut offering does.
4 min read · 01 October 2012
3 min read · 01 October 2012
Goldman Sachs’ 2007 fund is almost fully deployed, but the investment bank is waiting on regulation before it makes its next move. Richard Friedman, global head of merchant banking, sister Web site peHUB reported.
2 min read · 01 October 2012
U.S.-based financial sponsors seem to be holding on to their investments longer these days, based on the numbers Buyouts has tracked on the M&A and IPO fronts. On a quarter-to-quarter basis, both exits strategies seem to be in less use at the end of each period.
4 min read · 01 October 2012
