Private Equity

North America

Story of the year: Brookfield’s Oaktree acquisition

The $475bn combined AUM of the firms brings scale across alternative asset classes neither have achieved on their own.

2 min read · 19 December 2019

Story of the Year: Navab's sudden death shocks PE industry

Navab Capital Partners was targeting $3bn for its debut fund and decided to wind down after Alex Navab’s untimely death.

3 min read · 18 December 2019

Novacap expands sector focus to tap financial services opportunities

Novacap Financial Services I, with a target of C$500 million ($380 million) and hard cap of C$600 million, is expected to hold a second close in Q1 2020.

3 min read · 17 December 2019

How LPs view Warren’s anti-PE crusade

Private Equity International’s LP Perspectives Survey quizzed 146 institutional investors to ascertain where they stand on Elizabeth Warren’s proposals.

1 min read · 17 December 2019

Story of the Year: Growth equity soars

There’s no shortage of growth equity in the world right now.

2 min read · 17 December 2019

2019 in North America: In a year of strong demand, politics dominated

The political spotlight on private equity compelled industry leaders and associations to speak up on the perils of the Stop Wall Street Looting Act and step up their defense for the asset class.

3 min read · 17 December 2019

Q&A: US Development Finance Corporation's David Bohigian

OPIC’s new incarnation, the US Development Finance Corporation, will have a bigger budget and the ability to make equity investments in private equity funds, says its executive vice-president.

3 min read · 13 December 2019

Revelstoke closes Coller-led single asset process for Upstream Rehabilitation

The deal allowed investors in Revelstoke’s debut fund to cash out of their exposure to Upstream or roll their interests into the continuation vehicle

2 min read · 12 December 2019

MassPRIM: ‘Co-investment is a great tool’

Co-investments have given the pension plan a greater insight into its GPs, although finding suitable opportunities is ‘threading a narrow needle’, said director of private equity Michael Bailey.

3 min read · 11 December 2019

BlackRock suspends new deals from long-term PE fund after Wiseman’s departure

The firm will need LP approval to continue investing from the vehicle, which has thus far collected $2.75bn against a target of up to $12bn.

2 min read · 06 December 2019

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