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ICG buys fund-of-funds stakes in expansion of LP portfolio business

The deal, which involved buying fund stakes from Aberdeen Standard Investments, is the first of size for ICG's LP funds team, led by two ex-Pomona executives.

3 min read · 03 September 2021

GoldPoint’s active funds halt investing after departure of senior leaders

New York Life moved quickly to fill the roles, shifting responsibilities to leaders of some of its other “boutique” alternatives businesses, who will retain their existing roles as well.

3 min read · 02 September 2021

Thomas H Lee’s Scott Sperling: ‘We have gone way beyond sector specialization’

'In today’s environment, as prices continue to go up, our emphasis will be on keeping our head down and investing heavily in capabilities to create our own deal opportunities,' Sperling told Buyouts.

7 min read · 09 August 2021

Crosspoint hires former Searchlight chief of staff for IR

The firm this summer hired Laura Grattan as a managing director to focus on infrastructure and cybersecurity software.

2 min read · 05 August 2021

LPs vote to boot GP from debut fund, but the real challenge lies ahead

LPs will now decide whether to replace Novalpina Capital's debut fund GP with a third-party manager, or simply wind down the pool.

4 min read · 27 July 2021

UPDATE: Mercury Capital CEO, accused of racial discrimination in lawsuit, removed from leadership

Michael Ricciardi had temporarily stepped out of leadership earlier this year at the start of an internal investigation into accusations of racial and sexual discrimination.

3 min read · 27 July 2021

Ares loses Landmark partner a month after acquisition close

The departure comes after the credit behemoth closed the acquisition of secondaries specialist Landmark Partners in June.

2 min read · 27 July 2021

PODCAST: Former top SEC examiner names biggest risks to PE

Firms should focus beyond the Commission's 'hot topic' compliance issues and understand their own individual vulnerabilities.

1 min read · 27 July 2021

Emerging manager Seaside doubles team size, continues hiring spree

Originally a deal-by-deal investor, Seaside wrapped up marketing for Fund I in December and closed it in February at $160m.

2 min read · 22 July 2021

Private equity's first (amateur) astronaut goes into space

Mark Bezos, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' brother, in 2019 established HighPost Capital, an investor in mid-market consumer-focused businesses, alongside David Moross.

2 min read · 21 July 2021

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