Private Equity

News

Get your Q1 2015 Private Equity slideshow

1 min read · 06 April 2015

SEC investigates consulting fees, GP clawback at Fenway Partners

The SEC is investigating how Fenway Partners handles fees and expenses, including payments made for consulting services by portfolio companies, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.

3 min read · 06 April 2015

Life at the top

If in five years the U.S. economy emerges from another downturn and we all look back to 2014/2015 as the height of the exuberance, at least we can say – this time – we saw it coming.

3 min read · 06 April 2015

Clearlake Capital hits fundraising trail minus a founder

Clearlake Capital Partners is moving forward with its next fundraising without one of its founders, Steven Chang, who has left the firm, according to three people with knowledge of the firm.

3 min read · 06 April 2015

Firms prep pools for hot Latin America fundraising market

In what was a surprise to many observers, private equity fundraising in Latin America broke all past records last year. Large funds combined with a growing number of smaller funds raised by local managers to haul in about $10.8 billion, according to the Latin American Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.

3 min read · 06 April 2015

OpenGate shuts another portfolio company

OpenGate Capital, which is out raising its debut fund, is shutting down portfolio company Hamilton Scientific, which makes equipment for laboratories, according to documents seen by Buyouts and sources close to the company.

3 min read · 01 April 2015

First Reserve's marketing director exits

Caitlyn MacDonald, director of marketing and communications at First Reserve, has left the firm, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.

1 min read · 31 March 2015

Chicago Growth-spinout goes ultra LP-friendly with debut fund

ParkerGale LP, a spinout from Chicago Growth Partners, is in the market with its debut fund that offers a buffet of LP-friendly terms, sources with knowledge of the fund said.

2 min read · 31 March 2015

Veteran LP Welker leaves Allianz Capital

Brian Welker has left Allianz Capital Partners, where he has worked since 1998, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.

1 min read · 27 March 2015

American Industrial Partners gears up for Fund VI

One of the highly anticipated names in the private equity fundraising market this year is American Industrial Partners, which is expected to come back to market with its sixth fund.

2 min read · 26 March 2015

Showing 5,491 to 5,500 of 6,058 results
1…549551…606