Private Equity
The 2012 vintage energy-focused Denham Commodity Partners Fund VI is the highest IRR climber among Washington State Investment Board’s mid-market-focused buyout funds rapidly creeping out of negative IRR territory, according to 2013 year end figures from the state pension fund.
2 min read · 03 June 2014
Since January 1, 2009, the plurality of buyout funds raised by U.S.-based shops have been between $100 million and $300 million in size.
1 min read · 30 May 2014
Over the past five years, 517 buyout funds have been raised by U.S.-based firms, according to Thomson One, a product of Thomson Reuters.
1 min read · 23 May 2014
Francsico Partners, The Gores Group, Thoma Bravo and Hellman & Friedman are young vintages of fund managers predicted back to market whose IRRs showed the biggest leap for the California State Teachers’ Retirement System for the year to Sept. 30, 2013.
2 min read · 20 May 2014
2 min read · 20 May 2014
The largest sector represented in Q1 2014 M&A exits was high technology, with 19 percent of the total, or 23 transactions.
1 min read · 16 May 2014
European buyouts of 2008 vintage funds are making the gains for the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management’s buyout portfolio, according to fresh data as of Dec. 31, 2013.
2 min read · 06 May 2014
2 min read · 24 April 2014
U.S. mid-market player Francisco Partners’ 2010 vintage fund scored the biggest leap in IRR for University of Texas Investment Management Co, according to a comparison of performance data for periods ending Feb. 28, 2013, and Feb. 28, 2014.
2 min read · 24 April 2014
Platinum Equity’s 2004 vintage buyout vehicle is a top performer by IRR for the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System, according to data as of June 30, 2013. At the bottom of the list comes the 1998 vintage Credit Suisse Equity Partners LP.
2 min read · 08 April 2014