Private Equity
Saybrook Capital’s investment in trucking company Total Transportation Services Inc (TTSI) was troubled by labor protests, concerned limited partners and more than $1 million in fines from the California Department of Industrial Relations for unpaid wages and worker reimbursements.
3 min read · 18 May 2015
A growing number of limited partners want their private equity investments to do more than make money. They also want them to do good.
6 min read · 18 May 2015
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) is forming three separate accounts with new and existing managers for investments located in state, spokesman David Barrett told Buyouts.
2 min read · 15 May 2015
The San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System plans to commit roughly $1.5 billion to private equity between now and the end of 2016 to meet a new asset allocation target, according to retirement system documents.
2 min read · 15 May 2015
The London-listed group said it will not raise another private equity buyout fund
2 min read · 14 May 2015
The initial close comes on the back of good performance after a difficult year for Charterhouse in which it became engaged in a legal dispute with a former director
2 min read · 14 May 2015
The Banc Funds Company’s ninth flagship fund has held an interim close on $416 million, according to a Form D filed with the SEC on May 12.
2 min read · 13 May 2015
The Los Angeles Employees’ Retirement System has re-upped with distressed debt specialist Oaktree Capital Management and technology-oriented Thoma Bravo, spreading $35 million across three of their latest funds, according to May 12 meeting materials.
2 min read · 13 May 2015
Responsible investment and ESG is becoming increasingly important to LPs. While the industry has made some headway, there’s still room for improvement
3 min read · 13 May 2015
The firm is buying Ammeraal Beltech for between €450m and €500m
2 min read · 13 May 2015
