Private Equity

North America

CD&R appoints former Boeing CEO as senior advisor

Jim McNerney, retired chairman and CEO of The Boeing Company, will advise Clayton, Dubilier & Rice funds on investment opportunities and value creation.

2 min read · 02 March 2016

GI Partners hires first-ever operating principal

The $12bn firm has hired Achi Yaffe from Lee Equity Partners to lead its value creation activities.

1 min read · 02 March 2016

Changing tides for subscription line facilities

Subscription line facilities are increasingly popular with private equity funds as lending terms become more flexible, Debevoise & Plimpton associate Thomas Smith writes.

4 min read · 02 March 2016

Blackstone CFO earns $18m in final year at the firm

<p> <em>Tosi, who resigned last year, earned $3m more in 2015 than in 2014 despite being ineligible for any bonus compensation.</em></p>

2 min read · 02 March 2016

More fund managers expect portfolio co. bankruptcy

A survey by BDO USA of 147 senior executives at private equity firms found that 8% of fund managers expect to declare bankruptcy for at least 1 portfolio company this year.

2 min read · 01 March 2016

Arizona State names new CIO

Karl Polen, the head of private markets at the Arizona State Retirement System, will become chief investment officer replacing Gary Dokes.

1 min read · 01 March 2016

PEI Awards 2015: CVC, Ardian, Aberdeen sweep the board

More than 6,800 votes were cast by industry insiders for PEI’s annual awards, which saw serial winners and new contenders celebrated for their outstanding achievements in 2015.

3 min read · 01 March 2016

Distinguishing yourself from other GPs via value creation

Hamilton Lane’s Brian Gildea discusses creating value to outperform peers in private equity.

3 min read · 01 March 2016

Bain Capital’s Fund XI ‘almost halfway’ deployed

The $7.3 billion fund invests globally in healthcare, TMT, consumer, financial services and industrials.

2 min read · 01 March 2016

California proposes bill mandating PE fee disclosure

<p><em>Proposed by state assemblyman Ken Cooley and backed by treasurer John Chiang, the bill would not only require GPs to provide detailed fee information to state pensions, but would also require pensions to disclose that information to the public.</em></p> <p><em></em></p>

2 min read · 29 February 2016

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