Private Equity

Fundraising

Exclusive: Vortus hits the market with $400 mln debut fund

Vortus Investments, a young, energy-focused private equity firm based in Fort Worth, Texas, is in the market targeting $400 million for its debut fund, according to a person with knowledge of the firm and a marketing presentation seen by sister news service peHUB.

2 min read · 10 February 2014

Z Capital eyes $750 mln hard cap on Fund II

Z Capital Partners, the special situations firm run by James Zenni, the founder of Black Diamond Capital Management, has beat its target for its second fund and is now eyeing its $750 million hard cap, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, sister news service peHUB reported.

1 min read · 10 February 2014

KKR closes $9bn flagship fund, several debut vehicles

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is closing funds all over the place.

2 min read · 06 February 2014

Neuberger Berman launches inaugural debt fund

Extending its push into alternative finance, the New York money manager Neuberger Berman LLC has launched a drive to raise money for an expansion into leveraged lending.

2 min read · 05 February 2014

AnaCap seeks €900 mln for Fund III

AnaCap Financial Partners is in the market raising its third flagship fund targeting €900 million ($1.2 billion) for financial services investments, according to a person with knowledge of the situation, as well as documents from New Jersey’s State Treasury’s Division of Investment, sister news service peHUB reported.

2 min read · 05 February 2014

Oak Hill has work to do on surprisingly youthful 2007 fund

Over the course of its 28-year history, Oak Hill Capital Partners has developed an enviable track record. Its first two funds racked up return multiples well north of 2x invested capital, and its 10-year investment in ExlService Holdings, an offshore provider of financial technology services, won the Buyouts Emerging Market Deal of the Year Award in 2013 on the strength of its 34x return.

6 min read · 04 February 2014

Need to meet Mark Johnson, CEO, Elysium Solutions

Simply emailing your work home so you can continue analyzing that spreadsheet could expose confidential data to a world of shady players, says Mark Johnson, the CEO of Elysium Solutions, a startup consulting firm in the information security arena.

2 min read · 04 February 2014

Brookside Mezzanine sees growth in unitranche

Brookside Mezzanine Partners, a subordinated debt investor for a dozen years, is gaining traction with unitranche financing, David D. Buttolph, a managing director, founder and co-manager of the firm, told Buyouts.

2 min read · 04 February 2014

WL Ross plans IPO for bank in complex deal

Turnaround guru Wilbur L. Ross is poised to return nearly $50 million to investors in conjunction with an unusual transaction involving a group of failed banks based in Michigan.

3 min read · 04 February 2014

New State Capital seals first deal with Gautier Steel

New State Capital Partners, a spin-out from Sun Capital Partners, has closed its first deal, investing in Gautier Steel, which makes specialty steel products, according to a statement from the firm, sister news service peHUB reported.

1 min read · 31 January 2014

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