Private Equity
Clairvest Group, a Toronto-based buyout firm, has launched its fifth fund targeting C$500 million ($453 million), according to a person with knowledge of the fundraising.
1 min read · 01 April 2014
The Florida State Board of Administration has brought in some West Coast muscle to beef up its private equity team.
2 min read · 28 March 2014
Brazos Private Equity Partners, a Dallas buyout shop, will not be raising a new fund and will manage out the existing portfolio and wind down, according to Michael Salim, partner and general counsel.
3 min read · 25 March 2014
Secondary private equity firm Paul Capital defended its decision to collect fees on several investment vehicles, including its most recent Fund X, even while winding down the organization.
3 min read · 24 March 2014
GenNx360 Capital Partners is approaching the end of fundraising for its second vehicle, which will likely hold a final close at the end of March, according to a person with knowledge of the firm.
2 min read · 19 March 2014
Richard Hall, head of private equity at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, is taking over as head of private equity at Harvard Management Company, which runs Harvard’s $32.7 billion endowment.
2 min read · 18 March 2014
1. You are one of the founding partners of Paine and Partners. How did the firm evolve form being a general buyout shop to having a specialization in food and agribusiness?
3 min read · 17 March 2014
One difficulty in raising capital is the inefficiency of the private fund marketplace, said Dan Vene, the chief executive of iCapital Network, a fledgling website that seeks to provide a matchmaking service—and more—to firms and their investors.
3 min read · 10 March 2014
The auction of JPMorgan Chase’s private equity business, One Equity Partners, in the market since at least November, has hit an impasse, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.
2 min read · 08 March 2014
1. You recently floated $250 million of unsecured notes, one of the first business development companies to take this route. What does this mean for you?
3 min read · 04 March 2014
