Private Equity
Sovereign wealth fund GIC has reportedly invested $300m in an aircraft leasing company owned by Cinven, CVC and Oak Hill.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The New Jersey Division of Investment has committed $300m to TPG Capital, a longstanding relationship for the pension, and $200m to three other managers.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
US buyout firm General Atlantic has acquired a stake in distressed debt specialist Oak Hill Advisors in a further sign of private equity’s appetite for debt investments.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Private equity firm TA Associates has acquired technology company CoSentry in a secondary buyout from investment firms McCarthy Capital and WaittCorp Investments.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
Apax has brought its troubled investment in Thomas the Tank Engine rights-owner HIT Entertainment to a close after selling it to Mattel for $680m – less than it paid for the business in 2005.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
The pension system portfolio’s 7.72% IRR since inception has benefitted in large part to the recent performance of CVC European Equity Partners IV.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The Calgary, Canada-based firm is raising its seventh fund to target oil and gas exploration in Canada, a strategy the firm hopes will differentiate it from broader-based energy investors.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Venture capital companies that are supported by public funding tend to underperform companies backed by the private sector, according to a recent study.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The former family office is targeting $3bn for mid-market investments between $100m and $1bn.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
The firm purchased aluminium and plastic films producer Terphane in 2010 through its seventh fund, which raised €680m in 2009.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
