Private Equity

Fundraising

Ridgemont Equity aims for $900 mln for Fund II, nears first close

Ridgemont Equity Partners is in the market with its second fund, which has a target of around $900 million, according to a person with knowledge of the process, and a document describing the fund.

1 min read · 10 June 2015

Fund restructurings rise even as opinions diverge

Restructuring older private equity funds on the secondary market is quickly becoming a common tool that GPs can use to resolve older funds that have lived beyond their contractual terms.

3 min read · 09 June 2015

VSS tries to restructure all active funds

Veronis Suhler Stevenson is attempting something unique – it is trying to restructure every active fund it currently manages.

3 min read · 08 June 2015

Irving Place raises $500 mln in Fund III restructuring

Irving Place Capital has raised $500 million in what appears to be part of a restructuring of its 2006 fund, according to an SEC filing.

2 min read · 05 June 2015

Astorg gets ready to launch Fund VI

Astorg Partners is preparing to launch its sixth fund that mainly focuses on European middle-market buyouts, according to a person with knowledge of the firm.

1 min read · 03 June 2015

OpenGate gets sued for alleged WARN Act violations

Former employees of OpenGate portfolio company Hamilton Scientific have filed a class action complaint alleging the firm and company owe them compensation after the company abruptly closed.

3 min read · 01 June 2015

SEC puts LP fairness squarely on its radar

The SEC wants to make sure limited partners are being treated fairly by GPs. A big part of that is ensuring managers are properly disclosing what they are doing, especially when it comes to fees and expenses.

3 min read · 01 June 2015

Back to School: Funds raised with placement agents underperform

2 min read · 01 June 2015

Will Cuba be ‘powerhouse of the Caribbean’?

At a conference focused on opportunities in emerging markets, Cuba found some love.

3 min read · 01 June 2015

Do LPs lose in stapled secondaries?

Private equity has changed since the Great Financial Crisis. Evolved, you might say.

3 min read · 01 June 2015

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