Private Equity
Some in the industry are sceptical that Silver Lake can generate a private equity-style return in a typical private equity timeframe with a company as challenged as Dell.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
Mitt Romney will join son Tagg Romney’s Boston-based firm Solamere Capital in a part-time capacity and will not participate in fundraising, according to a report.
1 min read · 23 January 2014
The firm, which acquired the music rights management company in 2009, has sold its stake to media conglomerate and co-owner Bertelsmann.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Aside from a pair of mega-buyouts for Dell and Heinz, US private equity deals were virtually non-existent in January and February, though mid-market GPs are forecasting an active rest of the year.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
The Peru-based firm, which closed its debut fund on $320m in 2011, is targeting $600m for its second investment vehicle.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
China’s institutional investors, which together have $3 trillion in reserves, are taking a slow and cautious approach to private equity real estate, delegates heard at the PERE Asia Summit in Hong Kong.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
KPS Capital Partners’ recent success on the fundraising trail continues with a $50m commitment from the $25.3bn Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The UK-based firm has agreed to sell ADB Solutions to PAI Partners in a deal understood to be between €200m and €250m.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The firm raised $250m more than its 2006 vintage predecessor fund and will continue HIG’s strategy of investing in lower mid-market businesses in the US.
1 min read · 23 January 2014
The slowdown in Brazil’s economic growth – and a possible over-supply of capital – has led some to question whether the country is still a viable destination for private equity investment
7 min read · 23 January 2014
