Private Equity
After a rough first half there are signs of an upswing in deal activity, particularly in tech and healthcare.
7 min read · 03 August 2020
The arrival of the pandemic has spurred digital transformation, accelerating trends already in motion, says Tariq Osman, partner and co-founder at Argand Partners.
7 min read · 03 August 2020
Volcker rule changes exempt VC funds, allowing banks to invest in them like other LPs, but not other strategies like mid-market buyout and growth equity.
3 min read · 29 June 2020
Periscope, an investor in lower mid-market, tech-enabled services and software companies, two years ago closed its debut fund at $104 million.
2 min read · 25 June 2020
Prior to rolling out a first-time fund, Long Arc appears to have been a deal-by-deal investor, acquiring stakes in Renaissance Alliance, Robertson Stephens and Tinubu Square.
2 min read · 05 June 2020
"Customers are scaling back on tech spending for the first time in a long time. The effects are diverse and tech companies will be impacted differently," Bain Capital's Darren Abrahamson said.
6 min read · 27 April 2020
Riverwood’s fundraising milestone follows an expansion of the firm's partners to eight with the January promotions of Harish Belur, Joaquim Lima and Scott Ransenberg.
2 min read · 10 April 2020
OpenGate's earliest transactions were done at the height the financial crisis, “the best university anyone could ever go through,” founder and CEO Andrew Nikou told Buyouts.
4 min read · 31 March 2020
J-STAR partner Tatsuya Yumoto and principal Naohito Yamashita explain how it applies buyout expertise to deals more akin to venture capital opportunities
8 min read · 31 March 2020
The firm closed Fund VIII on $1.25bn in 2017, with an additional $125m for an overage program for larger deals or follow-on investments.
2 min read · 16 March 2020
