Private Equity
Quilvest Private Equity’s parent, Quilvest Group, has agreed to management participating in the equity structure of the group for the first time as it begins raising its next generation of fund of funds.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm has promoted 41 total professionals across its buyout, growth capital, real estate, investor relations and global market strategies groups.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
While limited partners have had success negotiating fund terms and conditions, changing distribution structures remains a hard sell.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The US financial regulator has been watching how GPs value investments, which includes examinations of track records GPs use when trying to attract LPs into new funds.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm has completed its first deal of the year, investing $238m from both its latest buyout and venture capital funds in consumer warranty provider SquareTrade.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
In Davos, John Zhao pointed out that fraud is not endemic at Chinese companies. His comments came just after federal officials searched an advisory firm that helps Chinese companies list in the US through reverse mergers.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
IK Investment Partners has promoted two of its younger executives to partner in recognition of their contribution to the firm’s success, while UK firm Bridges Ventures has also raised three of its team to partnership.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm has hired former co-head of Morgan Stanley Private Equity Stephen Trevor as a senior managing director to help expand Avenue’s new distressed-for-control investment initiative.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Brown Brothers’ oversubscribed fourth fund managed to generate commitments from all of its previous vehicle’s institutional investors.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
As critics in the US pour scorn on the private equity industry, one influential group appears to be doing the opposite. Research shows the returns generated by the asset class have caused large public pension plans to almost quadruple their exposure over the last decade.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
