Private Equity

North America

Partners Group's Shontz becomes primary and secondaries co-head

Denver head Anthony Shontz has replaced Adam Howarth as co-chief of private equity integrated investments for the Americas region.

1 min read · 19 October 2017

Tom Barrack: Courting controversy

What’s the king of real estate doing backing a Hollywood film studio?

4 min read · 19 October 2017

Goldman earnings boosted by PE gains

Corporate performance and exits for private equity investments helped grow the bank's third quarter equity revenue more than 50% year-on-year.

1 min read · 18 October 2017

GTCR in five charts

Following the close of the Chicago-based firm’s largest-ever fund on $5.25bn, Private Equity International takes a look at GTCR’s performance and strategy.

2 min read · 18 October 2017

Carlyle, Oppenheimer JV expands access to private credit

The JV, which will target retail investors, will start operations next year, with Kamal Bhatia and Mark Jenkins as its co-heads.

2 min read · 18 October 2017

Why changing interest deductibility could turn PE ‘upside down’

US GPs do not seem too concerned about a tax reform limiting interest expense deductibility.

2 min read · 12 October 2017

Investing in the lower mid-market is like boiling the ocean

Industry practitioners agree the best managers in the lower mid-market are producing the best returns private equity can offer – but identifying those groups is not an easy task.

3 min read · 12 October 2017

Yale posts 12.6% 20-year LBO returns

Thanks to the internet boom, venture capital has been the endowment's best-performing asset class.

1 min read · 12 October 2017

The ultimate deal mechanic

What’s right for one portfolio company may not be right for another, but there are several common operational levers private equity firms can employ to jump-start growth and enhance returns.

7 min read · 12 October 2017

Brightstar closing in on $750m target for debut fund

Brightstar, founded by former Lindsay Goldberg partner Andrew Weinberg, has inked its second deal as a fund close looms.

1 min read · 10 October 2017

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