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ARC Financial’s Boulanger takes the helm as firm completes succession

Brian Boulanger was appointed CEO of ARC, replacing Lauchlan Currie, who has been one of the PE firm's top executives for 25 years.

2 min read · 08 July 2020

Ex-Symantec CEO sets ambitious goal for debut private equity fund 

Crosspoint Capital was launched last year by Greg Clark, the former CEO of two private equity backed mega-companies, Symantec Corp and Blue Coat Systems.

2 min read · 08 July 2020

Philippines’ Navegar beats volcanic, pandemic chaos to reach final close

A one-two punch of the Taal volcano eruption and covid-19 put paid to an in-person AGM, where the firm had expected to finalise the due diligence process.

2 min read · 08 July 2020

New Mountain's Fund VI passes $6bn mark as founder Klinsky reduces ownership

New Mountain recently put the final touches on a management and ownership succession that left Blackstone and managing directors holding one-third of Steve Klinsky’s prior 100% stake.

3 min read · 07 July 2020

CVC's €22bn raise shows LPs are taking refuge from uncertainty in mega-funds

Investor appetite for private equity mega-funds appear untouched as coronavirus prompts a flight to quality.

3 min read · 07 July 2020

Cove Hill, led by Bain Capital veteran Andrew Balson, closes Fund II at $1.5bn

The Boston private equity firm raised Cove Hill Partners Fund II and a parallel vehicle at a fast clip during the health crisis, a source told Buyouts.

3 min read · 06 July 2020

Despite pandemic slowdown, Silver Lake quickly approaches $15bn on flagship

Silver Lake’s fundraising is benefiting from a limited partner flight to quality, in which large institutions are committing capital only to their best performing PE relationships.

2 min read · 03 July 2020

New Octavian vehicle seeks synergy between PE firms, family offices

CEO Richard Hurowitz says the idea for a vehicle backed by family office investors and working on a deal-by-deal basis with top private equity funds "developed organically."

2 min read · 02 July 2020

Harvest Partners may find ripe market for $1bn structured capital fund

Structured equity strategies have grown in popularity, as related investing helps company owners to finance operations or growth objectives without diluting their stakes.

2 min read · 01 July 2020

Seed platform Evolution Managers backs firm launched by ex-Riverside executive

Evolution Managers ultimately wants to deploy $500m and get to a pace of seeding a manager a quarter.

3 min read · 30 June 2020

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