Private Equity
Jane Mendillo, president and chief executive officer of Harvard Management Company, gave a decidedly tepid review of the university’s private equity program, sister publication peHUB reported.
1 min read · 14 October 2013
3 min read · 14 October 2013
2 min read · 14 October 2013
Blackstone’s private equity secondaries team has launched its sixth fund targeting $3.5 billion to $4 billion, according to two sources and a marketing document seen by sister publication peHUB.
1 min read · 08 October 2013
A former Sun Capital Partners and H.I.G. Partners executive has launched a new special situation-focused fund with the ability to pursue various investment structures, sister publication peHUB reported.
1 min read · 07 October 2013
The shutdown of the federal government has already begun affecting the private equity industry, as some deals were temporarily disrupted because of confusion about financing that involved the U.S. Small Business Administration.
4 min read · 03 October 2013
Melody Capital Partners, a startup player in the credit space, has landed $300 million in commitments toward its planned $500 million inaugural loan fund, a person with knowledge of the fundraising told Buyouts.
2 min read · 02 October 2013
3 min read · 30 September 2013
With deal flow slow in a sluggish economy, buyout shops for a second year are selling more portfolio companies than they are buying in the financial sector, investment bank Freeman & Co LLC reported.
2 min read · 30 September 2013
By partnering again with fintech veteran Douglas Bergeron, GTCR LLC is looking for areas of financial technology where it can develop a global leader, said Collin Roche, a managing director at the Chicago buyout shop.
2 min read · 27 September 2013