Private Equity
The two investment firms backed a management buyout of First Republic Bank from Bank of America, injecting $1.86bn of fresh equity into the deal.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Two bellwether mega-funds are trading at or near par on the secondaries market, a big change from 2009, when these stakes were valued nearly 70% beneath GP-assigned values.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Iwakaze Capital, launched in 2008, is led by former Ripplewood Japan executive Kenji Ueda.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm’s New York office is being run by Benoit Verbrugghe after the departure of the office’s co-heads in the past few months.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Dallas-based investment management firm has named Steven Delarosa managing director of investor relations, a newly created position.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
UK pension schemes must wake up to venture investing, writes Oxford Capital Partners’ Ted Mott.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
A panel at PEI’s compliance forum earlier this week talked about the tough fundraising environment, placement agents and the effects forced registration would have on marketing new funds.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
SBI Holdings and Jefferies Group will establish a $150m private equity fund focused on the US and a $50m vehicle for investments in Asia.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Delhi-based growth capital firm has almost doubled its predecessor fund, which is now fully invested.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Swiss fund of funds manager has raised $1.2bn for its latest secondaries fund.
1 min read · 05 January 2013