Private Equity
The New York City Comptroller’s Office has named Alex Doñé, head of its private equity emerging managers program for the last two years, as chief of the almost $10 billion private equity program for the $158 billion city retirement system.
1 min read · 21 November 2014
Vista Equity Partners, fresh off raising its biggest fund, has brought on a former Kohlberg Kravis Roberts investor relations executive to its growing IR team.
2 min read · 20 November 2014
FundOpenGate Capital, which made a name for itself when it bought TV Guide for $1 in 2008, has been talking to potential limited partners about raising its debut investment vehicle, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
2 min read · 18 November 2014
1 min read · 18 November 2014
U.S. buyout firms overwhelm venture capital, real estate in assets under management
1 min read · 18 November 2014
Shamrock Capital Advisors is in talks to sell MarketCast, an entertainment research firm, to RLJ Equity Partners, according to two sources and an FTC filing.
2 min read · 17 November 2014
As the private equity environment gets more competitive, some firms are finding an advantage by specializing in specific sectors. And according to a new study from Cambridge Associates, their limited partners are benefitting from their specialization.
2 min read · 17 November 2014
Aly Jeddy, a private equity consulting veteran at McKinsey & Co who joined The Abraaj Group earlier this year, has left the emerging markets-focused firm, according to several sources.
1 min read · 14 November 2014
CenterOak Partners, formed by several senior executives from Brazos Private Equity Partners, has been talking to potential investors about its first fund, according to two limited partners.
2 min read · 12 November 2014
HarbourVest Partners appears to be the last bidder interested in buying CalPERS’ stake in a healthcare fund run by a former Bush Administration official, according to two sources.
2 min read · 11 November 2014
