Private Equity
A little more than a year after its blockbuster exit from Skype, Silver Lake has launched its fourth fund targeting $7.5bn.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm has collected roughly $205m for its latest co-investing fund, according to SEC documents. Its predecessor, HarbourVest 2007 Direct Fund, closed on $734m.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The sale of insurance services provider Global Claims Services marks the first exit for the firm’s flagship fund, Riverside Capital Appreciation Fund V.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
A recent SEC filing shows that Goldman Sachs has at least $1.2bn for the latest in its Vintage Fund series, which have typically focused on secondary assets.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The fund will invest in second-tier Russian banks in an effort to improve economic stability and strengthen the region’s banking industry.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Fund managers have a delicate balance to strike with their investor base as some LPs are getting hot and bothered over larger institutions securing special terms.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The C$55bn pension’s direct investing arm has hired director Isabelle Pagnotta from Arcapita. OMERS PE has completed three investments in Europe since opening its London office in 2009.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Private equity veteran John Higgins is joining the publisher of Private Equity International to help extend its reach into the world’s largest alternative investment markets.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Blackstone's credit arm GSO Capital Partners has launched a new strategic credit fund that will invest in loans and fixed income instruments, primarily in the US.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The Luxembourg-headquartered firm has set up two offices bolstering its Swiss and Latin American operations.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
