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Hollywood agency taps Carlyle co-founder, Ashton Kutcher for $500m SPAC

The William Morris Agency has enlisted Carlyle co-founder Edward Mathias and actor Ashton Kutcher to direct a blank cheque vehicle.

Bankers’ flight to private equity continues

John Sinik, until now the global head of leveraged finance at UBS, is the latest senior banker to join a buyout firm.

SGAM eyes leveraged mid-market buyouts in CEE(4)

SGAM Alternative Investments has expanded its Central and Eastern European buyout team as the firm looks to increase its use of leverage in the region.

Graphite recruits fund of funds veteran

The mid-market buyout firm and fund of funds has recruited Dana Haimoff from JPMorgan as a partner, as Graphite’s listed investment trust trades at a discount on the public markets despite 14.3 percent net asset value gains in 2007.

Oil-rich MENA funds to hit $9 trillion

The unrelenting rise of sovereign wealth and a promising outlook for MENA private equity funds were among the key talking points at PEI’s Middle East Private Equity Forum in Dubai.

SGAM eyes leveraged mid-market buyouts in CEE(3)

SGAM Alternative Investments has expanded its Central and Eastern European buyout team as the firm looks to increase its use of leverage in the region.

Half of big-firm CFOs make $1m or more

CFOs at private equity firms with more than $5 billion in assets enjoy higher pay, on average, than do CFOs at smaller firms, according to a survey conducted by sister publication PEI Manager.

Sevin Rosen partners to split ahead of fundraise(2)

The veteran VC firm’s Dallas partners will soon raise the firm’s 10th fund, while its California partners will ‘pursue other investing paths’, according to a letter sent to investors.

Barclays' Coles back in business with Actis

After a year on the sidelines studying for a master's degree in international development, Chris Coles is joining the emerging markets private equity firm Actis.

Financial services M&A veteran joins Carlyle

UBS investment banker Olivier Sarkozy has joined The Carlyle Group’s recently formed financial services team. The team aims to exploit low valuations in the financial services sector, which has been hit by recent worldwide credit market problems.