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Lindsay Goldberg hires BlackRock exec Ellsworth as first woman partner

Lindsay Goldberg confirmed with Buyouts that Cathleen Ellsworth is the first woman partner in the firm's 20-year history.

2 min read · 11 March 2021

Richard Driehaus, founder of Driehaus Private Equity, dies

After a career spent in public markets investing, Driehaus saw a niche to partner with founders looking for some liquidity and help in expanding their businesses.

2 min read · 10 March 2021

Emerging manager Seaside recruits Leeds Equity’s Hiral Pithadia

The new hire follows Seaside’s December recruitment of vice president Gabe Becerra from Atlantic Street Capital.

2 min read · 09 March 2021

Capital Dynamics clean energy execs move to KKR for renewables

The executives, Tim Short and Benoit Allehaut, joined KKR to focus on investments in what the firm calls “energy transition."

2 min read · 08 March 2021

Remembering Marc Unger, CFO of Harvest Partners

Colleagues and peers remember a man who nurtured a lasting, collaborative, knowledge-sharing culture in an intensely competitive industry.

8 min read · 23 February 2021

Carlyle CEO discusses 'change in tonality' of US-China relations under Biden

During a January presentation to CalSTRS, Lee trumpeted the 'sheer scale and the potential' of China's booming economy for investors.

2 min read · 19 February 2021

House Democrats unveil bill to tax carried interest at higher rate

Critics of private equity have long considered this a loophole that allows already-wealthy private equity GPs to pay less than regular workers.

2 min read · 17 February 2021

ILPA seeks SEC rulemaking mandating GPs share deficiency letters with LPs

Sharing deficiency letters is one aspect of a bill introduced in 2019 called Investment Adviser Alignment Act that has been backed by major institutional investors.

2 min read · 16 February 2021

Q&A with Crestview Partners’ next generation of leadership

Brian Cassidy and Alex Rose talk about the transition into leadership and the focus of the firm going forward.

4 min read · 11 February 2021

TPG's Coulter: PE needs innovation despite being 'almost designed to destroy' it

Coulter said the industry can be resistant to innovation, but that increased LP sophistication and an influx of new talent had allowed it to flourish.

3 min read · 10 February 2021

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