Private Equity

North America

Colony, GA finalise $1.9bn bank deal

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

Blackstone, Bain fund interests back at par

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

Japanese firm looks west for $200m fundraise

Iwakaze Capital, launched in 2008, is led by former Ripplewood Japan executive Kenji Ueda.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

AXA PE loses execs in New York, Singapore

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

Highland appoints head of IR

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

Nothing ventured

UK pension schemes must wake up to venture investing, writes Oxford Capital Partners’ Ted Mott.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

SEC registration will add work to fundraising

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, Jefferies to set up funds for Asia, US

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

Avigo closes Fund III on $240m

The Delhi-based growth capital firm has almost doubled its predecessor fund, which is now fully invested.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

LGT bullish on secondaries prospects

The Swiss fund of funds manager has raised $1.2bn for its latest secondaries fund.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

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