Private Equity
Barclays Private Equity is to re-brand as Equistone Partners Europe when its long-expected spin-out completes later this year.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Hospital group HCA made headlines in March as the biggest-ever private equity-backed IPO, but the company's share price has since slumped by almost one-third, reigniting debate about the financial health of PE-backed IPOs.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
After languishing for months, Boston-based ArcLight’s fifth fund appears to be on a marketing tear, having raised nearly $900m since May.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The first six months of 2011 were record-breaking for the secondaries market, which is poised to hit an all-time high this year, writes Christopher Witkowsky.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Ted Gillman will work on an international expansion at Ariane Capital Partners, which has traditionally focused on venture capital and mid-market private equity in North America.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The pension committed $75m to TPG’s second growth fund that will split investments between the US and international opportunities, with an emphasis on China and southeast Asia.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Wesley Edens, Robert Kauffman, Peter Briger, Randal Nardone and Michael Novogratzhave have entered into new five-year contracts as Fortress reported ‘off expectations’ second quarter results.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Chicago-based firm co-founded by Sam Zell and Gary Garrabrant concludes its investment in São Paulo-based homebuilder Gafisa, leaving the firm the only Brazilian company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The $43bn United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund carved out a 6% allocation to private equity last year and has made its first commitments to big funds this summer.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm finished deploying its $1.8bn second fund in June, completing three transactions in a five-day period.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
