Private Equity Funds
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Private equity and you: keep your eyes open
Accounting Today mourns the loss of our longtime columnist Dom Esposito, former CEO of Grant Thornton, vice president of BDO, national director of practice and growth ... -
SEC emphasizes private equity
Thursday 23 September 2021 During testimony last week before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, the questioning of SEC Chairman Gary Gensler focused ... -
Private Equity Co-Investors Are Big Winners in Post-Crisis Times
The performance of co-investments, when non-private equity groups invest alongside funds in a company, has been higher after times of crisis than buyouts, according to a ... -
The MacArthur Foundation withdraws from fossil fuels
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, have announced their intention to divest from fossil fuels. The foundation’s $ 8.2 billion commitment to a “divestment ... -
Private Equity Money Fuels Acquisitions of Cybersecurity Firm Jungle Disk
San Antonio tech company Jungle Disk has acquired three product groups to add to its line of cybersecurity offerings. The deal is the latest splash made ... -
CSC adds two industry leaders in Luxembourg; Secure fund administration and custodian licenses for additional services
WILMINGTON, Del .– (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – CSC, the world’s leading provider of commercial, legal, tax and digital branding services, has significantly expanded its operations in Luxembourg ... -
Wow! Momo raises $ 15 million led by Singaporean hedge fund Tree Line
Quick Service Restaurant Chain (QSR) Wow! Momo has raised over $ 15 million (Rs 110 crore) in its Series C funding round led by Singapore-based hedge ... -
Venture capitalists raise over $ 100 billion to target life sciences
Updates on Venture Capital Investments Sign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about the latest in venture capital investing. Venture capitalists ... -
An unprecedented year for private equity pours into the middle market
The private equity industry is in the midst of its most prolific year in history, with buyout firms closing deals and spending money like never before. ... -
The week that was – September 13-18
The past week saw the baptism of several new unicorns. Singapore based online classifieds marketplace Carousell joined the unicorn club after raising $ 100 million from ... -
CT Cements ‘Hedge Fund Capital’ Status Despite COVID, As Greenwich Economic Forum Returns
GREENWICH – Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, southwest Connecticut was one of the top destinations in the world for financial services companies. Amid the upheavals of ... -
Airline Buffett’s gone for the long haul
Bill Franke has spent 20 years rebutting Warren Buffett’s adage that airlines are a “death trap for investors.” But as a newbie private equity executive touting ... -
PJT Partners (PJT) down 0.71% in Light Trading on September 16
Last prize $ Last trade Switch $ Percentage of change % Open $ Previous Close $ High $ moo $ 52 weeks high $ 52 weeks ... -
Russian fintech Tinkoff adds services and recruits
russian fintech Tinkoff launched Tinkoff Private, a new offering for affluent clients. It is a digital private banking service combining a range of actions for the ... -
Private equity is leveraged capital
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new partnership between Argonaut Private Equity and FABco offers a growth opportunity | Business
TULSA, Oklahoma – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Sep 8, 2021– Argonaut Private Equity, a private equity fund based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, announced its partnership with FABco, a ... -
Kirkland secures Willkie Farr Friedman’s lawyer for private equity
Kirkland & Ellis strengthens its private equity practice by adding mergers and acquisitions specialist Bradley Friedman of Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a partner in New ... -
The New Real Estate Moneymaker Isn’t About Design, It’s An Alternative
Alternative real estate such as mobile home parks and storage facilities are getting stronger and stronger … [+] investment as top notch properties. getty There has ... -
Creation of a one-of-a-kind private capital academy to help boost economic growth in Africa
To support economic and social growth in Africa, the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) (www.AVCA-africa.org) announced the creation of AVCA Training Academy (“AVCA ... -
ChrysCapital, True North and Others Invest $ 150 Million in QuEST Global for Minority Stake
Local private equity players ChrysCapital and True North Managers LLP and others have invested approximately $ 150 million for a minority stake in QuEST Global, a ... -
Saudi Arabia’s new VCPE asset class needs incubation environment, Jada says – News
Jada has participated in providing investment capital to more than 250 promising companies, as well as supporting their development and growth. Saudi Arabia’s new asset class, ... -
$ 17.2 billion infused into Indian startup ecosystem by venture capitalists from January to July: report
Venture capital firms injected a total of $ 17.2 billion in investment into the Indian startup ecosystem between January and July 2021, according to data released ... -
JP Morgan Asset Management offers the conversion of certain mutual funds into ETFs
NEW YORK, August 11, 2021 / PRNewswire / – JP Morgan Asset Management has announced its intention to convert certain U.S. mutual fund vehicles to ETFs ... -
To what extent is the alternative alternative? – Private Equity news
The private capital sector has continued to grow in a way that blurs the line between traditional private equity funds and alternative investors. While investment in ... -
Venture capital funding goes to Chinese tech hardware, biochemistry, and autonomous vehicles – China Money Network
Listen: “Chinese Money Podcast: Venture Funding Goes to Chinese Tech Hardware, Biochemistry, and Autonomous Vehicles” In this episode of the China Money Podcast, listen to all ... -
GPIF posts a 2.7% gain for the first fiscal quarter
The Government of Japan investment fund posted a gain of 2.68% for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, bringing the value of the Tokyo-based fund’s ... -
Audax Private Equity announces an investment in the Cymru team, leader of Cyber Threat Intelligence | Company
BOSTON – (BUSINESS WIRE) – August 4, 2021– Audax Private Equity (“Audax”) today announced that it has made a growth investment in Team Cymru, a global ... -
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe Announces Formation of Valtruis, a New Value-Driven Care Holding Company, with Initial Commitment of $ 300 Million
NEW YORK, August 3, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (“WCAS”), a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare and ... -
With the third GP Stakes agreement since 2020, Aflac is “open for business”
Aflac’s investment office is developing its strategy of acquiring stakes in asset management companies, an approach increasingly appreciated by large investors. Since 2020, Aflac has allocated ... -
5th Kind secures $ 5 million private equity investment
5th Kind Inc. received $ 5 million private equity investment West Adams-based 5th Kind Inc., the maker of a software management tool used to track film ... -
Sudrania Fund Services announces senior management appointments
Sudrania is experiencing robust global growth and has hired over 300 experienced professionals in the past six months, as well as opening its new office in ... -
Leading Investment Fund Partner Joins Latham & Watkins in New York
“Beau’s extensive experience in a wide range of representations, including various fund platforms, stages of development and asset classes, is a perfect fit for our market-leading ... -
Funding for women-founded start-ups in Australia defies the global downturn
“The first thing for me would be to have more women in the VC room,” Ms. Wood said. “I can’t tell you how many times we ... -
US venture capital transactions to set record in 2021 – Quartz
Investment in U.S. startups is plummeting, threatening to eclipse $ 200 billion this year for the first time. In the first half of 2021, nearly $ ... -
Strong growth in net asset value leads to 32% growth in
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Competitive transaction landscape may precipitate a peak in capital vehicles
The value of permanent capital has never been clearer. Soaring transaction valuations create a narrower path for private equity to achieve desired returns. This increasingly competitive ... -
Wealth funds called on to support economies amid COVID-19 – study
More than a third of sovereign wealth funds have been called upon to support their local economies or close budget deficits in 2020 in light of ... -
Indian PE firm True North expands in private lending space, senior executive says
Private equity firm True North, one of India’s oldest private equity fund companies, is expanding into private credit. In an interview, Managing Partner Vishal Nevatia spoke ... -
Inside the secret private equity firm behind Asda’s £ 6.8bn buyout
The Coach Makers Arms, an oak-paneled Victorian pub, is owned by a daisy-chained entity leading to Jersey’s offshore secret tax havens and is near the front ... -
Solenis acquired in $ 5.25 billion private equity merger deal
Solenis, a water treatment company based on Avenue North in a Wilmington suburb, was sold for $ 5.25 billion. | DBT PHOTO BY JACOB OWENS WILMINGTON ... -
Raymond James Financial – Consensus indicates potential rise of 13.5%
Raymond James Financial with ticker code (RJF) now have 9 total analysts covering the stock. The consensus rating is “Buy”. The range between the high target ... -
CRO Parexel changes hands again in private equity, this time for $ 8.5 billion
A pair of private equity firms are to acquire contract research organization (CRO) Parexel for $ 8.5 billion, the latest in a series of deals involving ... -
It’s a good time to be a city lawyer
July 3, 2021 reDESPITE THEIR reputation for thriving in a crisis, the city’s lawyers were going through an uncomfortable time in early 2020. At the start ... -
EQT Private Equity to acquire PRO Unlimited, a leader in contingent workforce management
– EQT Private Equity to acquire PRO Unlimited, a leading provider of integrated casual workforce management solutions through its holistic platform that includes a managed services ... -
Investors get angry with companies whose executives are willing to cash in | Corporate governance
SSome of Britain’s highest paid business leaders are behaving as if the pandemic never happened. Bonuses won in 2019, and suspended last year as companies sought ... -
SJE Inc. acquired by Audax Private Equity
LAKES DETROIT, MN – SJE, a leading manufacturer of control solutions for the water and wastewater industry, has sold a majority stake to Audax Private Equity ... -
Fund managers want to return to office – survey
“And it’s different from other industries, like the tech industry,” Keizner added. “The message is: ‘It went well, but we are going back to the office.'” ... -
Best Special Report: U.S. Insurers Increase Private Equity Stakes by 15% in 2020
OLDWICK, New Jersey – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Private equity holdings of the U.S. insurance industry grew 14.8% in 2020, with the life / annuities industry reaching ... -
Cairo Investment plans to create a private equity fund in the education sector
Cairo for Real Estate Investment and Development (CIRA) plans to establish an education sector private equity fund by the end of 2022. This is in addition ... -
Watheeq in Saudi Arabia Launches $ 26.7 Million PropTech Venture Fund for Mena Investments
Watheeq Financial Services, a Saudi Arabia-based investment management and financial advisory firm, launches venture capital fund worth 100 million Saudi Riyals ($ 26.7 million) that will ... -
BMO UNIVERSAL MAP BALANCED: Funds at one third of normal cost
BMO UNIVERSAL CARD BALANCED FUND: active funds at one-third of normal cost By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Posted: 21:51 BST, June 19, 2021 | ... -
Bluerock Total Income + Real Estate Fund announces 34th consecutive quarterly distribution at 5.25% annualized rate
NEW YORK, June 18, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Bluerock Total Income + Real Estate Fund (“TI +”, symbols: TIPRX, TIPPX, TIPWX, TIPLX) paid a second ... -
Cleo d’Alpine Investors partners with HIG Capital
SAN FRANCISCO – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) –Alpine investors (“Alpine”), a private equity firm specializing in software and services companies, today announced that Cleo Communications (“Cleo”), a global ... -
Italian trust fund launches sale of loss-making Carige
By Andrea Mandala, Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian Depositary Protection Fund (FITD) has opened Banca Carige’s books to potential suitors in an attempt to ... -
Meron Capital closes second venture capital fund at $ 50 million
Liron Azrielant and Daniel Roditi, managing partners at Meron Capital Photo credit Meron Capital, by Nir Laksman Capital Méron, an early founding venture capital firm based ... -
Stifel hires Charlie Smith as
ST. LOUIS, June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Stifel Financial Corp. (: SF) today announced the hiring of Charlie Smith as Managing Director of Venture and ... -
Iconix Brands to be acquired by private equity firm
Dive brief: The private equity firm Lancer Capital has agreed to purchase Iconix Brands for $ 585 million, including net debt, according to a press release. ... -
Ask us | Simple equity funds, a better option for new investors
Q. I saved ₹ 4000 per month and started earning in recent months. I want to plan investments in a mutual fund or through SIPs. I ... -
£ 350million explodes after Apax Digital funding
British fintech Tide is reportedly approaching a valuation of £ 350million following a further injection of cash from the growth arm of private equity fund Apax ... -
Italian overview: Inarcassa continues its private debt allocation | New
Inarcassa, the pension fund for independent engineers and architects, continues its allocation to illiquid assets, namely private debt funds, he said in a note. Investments in ... -
Why the second-hand private equity market is booming
June 12, 2021 AT MIDNIGHT ON On August 31, 1602, the public offering of shares of a new type of company was closed. The charter of ... -
Permira targets $ 2.5 billion for its Second Growth Opportunities Fund
Permira aims to raise some $ 2.5 billion for its second growth fund focused on investing in smaller and growing tech companies, people familiar with the ... -
Private equity investments hit a record high of $ 62 billion; The first Saudi investor in the PIF
Despite Covid-19, India’s private equity (PE) landscape saw a record $ 62.2 billion in investment in 2020, due to Jio Platforms and Reliance Retail transactions contributing ... -
Broadridge Collaborates with AWS to Expand Private Market Hub, the Industry’s Leading Private Equity Blockchain Solution
NEW YORK and LONDON, June 8, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to better streamline and connect the ecosystem and private equity ... -
Consortium of private equity firms to buy Medline • Why this local drugmaker has an edge over AbbVie • New Mercy owners promise to be hospital “stewards”
MEDLINE OFFER VALUE OF OVER $ 30 BILLION: A consortium of private equity firms has struck a deal to buy medical supplies company Medline Industries Inc. ... -
Texas on the Rise: Hedge Funds and Big Tech Drive Lone Star’s Wealth Boom | Business
Big Tech is flocking to Austin. Big Finance is growing in Dallas. Houston, the epicenter of the US energy industry, is diversifying away from Big Oil. ... -
Private equity group closes deal to buy Medline for more than $ 30 billion
Medline is an unrecognized but major player in medical equipment, with some $ 17.5 billion in annual sales. Photo: Kristoffer Tripplaar / Sipa USA / Associated ... -
This tech-driven manager is the favorite of private equity retreats
New data shows that among the pension funds of private equity firms that were allocated capital in 2020, Thoma Bravo, with a focus on software and ... -
Cornell Capital and Trilantic North America Appoint Bart Valdez as President and CEO of New Healthcare Staffing Platform
NEW YORK, June 4, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Cornell Capital and Trilantic North America, two leading private equity firms, announced today that Bart valdez was ... -
How Venture Capital’s new crop of micro-funds exceeds their weight
Although they are not micro-funds anymore, they are attracting disproportionate attention in the venture capital ecosystem. getty When Eric Bahn, Elizabeth Yin, and Shiyan Koh decided ... -
Cloudera, acquired as private equity, continues to focus on technology
A person takes a photo of a Cloudera sign on an Apple iPhone during an initial public offering (IPO) of the company on the New York ... -
Synchrony commits $ 15 million to WOC-focused venture capital funds
Synchrony announced its $ 15 million commitment to venture capital funds prioritizing supporting women of color. Synchrony has recognized the lack of representation of women of ... -
UK pensions are wary of ‘illiquid’ investments
UK government efforts to encourage pension funds to invest more in infrastructure, venture capital and private equity may fail as plan managers fear the move will ... -
M&G launches private equity agreement with UDG
M&G Investments, the £ 367 billion asset manager, has slammed plans to sell London-listed UDG Healthcare to buyout firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, the latest in ... -
MARKET REPORT: Companies that stand up to the vultures of private equity
The London stock market has been under attack from private equity this week, but companies are finally resisting the vultures. Engineering firm Senior, surrounded by Lone ... -
MAGGIE PAGANO: Tax breaks, a catalyst for private equity buyouts
MAGGIE PAGANO: There are many reasons why private equity firms are leading the charge in buyout activity – but tax breaks are by far the biggest ... -
IFC invests $ 10 million in Dolma Impact Fund II
The International Finance Corporation has decided to invest $ 10 million in Dolma Impact Fund II to help provide financing to small and medium-sized businesses, in ... -
Chambers USA 2021 Recognizes RCCB Corporate / M & A & Private Equity Practice and Two Prominent RCCB Lawyers Among Executives |
PHILADELPHIA CREAM, May 27, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / – Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld, LLC (RCCB), a law firm offering a distinctive combination of practical business acumen, ... -
Stock market gains fade; gold hits its highest level in four months – as it happened | Business
Bosses of airlines and vacation companies have teamed up to attack the government’s “utterly confusing” advice on overseas travel, accusing ministers of “shifting targets” and lacking ... -
NetDocuments to accelerate its growth thanks to the strategic investment of Warburg Pincus
SALT LAKE CITY, May 25, 2021 / PRNewswire / – NetDocuments, the leader in secure cloud content services and productivity platform for law firms, corporate legal ... -
Former worker says PE companies can’t dodge RICO pot suit
Law360 (May 24, 2021, 7:00 p.m. EDT) – A man arrested for growing marijuana told a Colorado federal judge on Friday that Canadian private equity firms ... -
The private equity firm behind Mowgli Street Food closes £ 65million fund
The Manchester-based private equity firm behind Mowgli Street Food has announced the first closure of one of its £ 65million funds. Foresight Group, the manager of ... -
Should investors place their sector bets via ETFs?
With the rapid growth in passive investing, fund houses are expanding the options for investors to take these sector bets through exchange traded funds (ETFs) rather ... -
John LoPinto Explains How You Can Benefit From Investing In The Young Stock Market
. John LoPinto, owner of private equity funds, recently spoke about the main benefits of investing in the stock market while you are young. STATEN ISLAND, ... -
Ireland Regtech Fenergo reportedly bought by private equity firms
Irish company Regtech Fenergo reveals that it was acquired by private equity firms, the Paris headquarters Astorg and London Bridgepoint, of Insight Partners. Although the financial ... -
Singapore is the only Southeast Asian market to report growth in private equity transactions and transaction value in 2020: report, business news and news
Singapore was the only Southeast Asian market to experience growth in private equity transactions and transaction value in 2020, against a backdrop of a sharper slowdown ... -
Private equity in decline with plastic packaging
FRANKFURT – Ten years ago, private equity couldn’t get enough of plastic packaging. They grabbed companies making bags, films and trays to hold everything from food ... -
Buyside companies offer packages over $ 200,000 for women and minorities
With the recruitment of juniors to banks and buy-side corporations at record levels this year, all talent comes at a premium, but headhunters on both sides ... -
Vanguard Expands Access to Private Equity to More Investors
Text size Courtesy of Vanguard Money management giant Vanguard Group said on Wednesday it plans to expand its private equity offering to qualified individual investors as ... -
Half of Chinese listed companies could manipulate their stock prices: fund manager
A prominent Chinese equity fund manager has revealed details of a listed company manipulating its stock price and said half of China’s listed companies were involved ... -
[Funding alert] Upswing Cognitive Hospitality Solutions raises $ 150K from Australian Framed Venture Capital
Bottom-up cognitive hospitality solutions, a Pune– start-up of new-age predictive data solutions for the hospitality and travel sector that provides its customers with cognitive solutions based ... -
Conversus StepStone Private Markets Exceed 100mm
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Conversus, an investment platform designed to expand access to private markets for high net worth and accredited ... -
Canyon Partners launches its largest US debt fund to date
Canyon Partners Real Estate closed Canyon Laurel Fund II, a real estate debt vehicle with more than $ 650 million in assets through the fund and ... -
Richard Chau appointed CIO of Tulane
Tulane University has promoted Richard Chau to Director of Investments to oversee the school’s investment management office, which manages the university’s $ 1.4 billion endowment and ... -
Investors wary as Blackstone re-registers in hotel chain
Deceive me once, shame on you. Cheat on me twice, shame on me. But who is responsible in the third place? In March, the US hosting ... -
PEs expected to bet $ 3-4 billion on drug middlemen
Global Private Equity (PE) investors are in a hurry to bet on Indian companies that are in the thriving industry of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing, ... -
China’s securities regulator vows to investigate cases of stock price manipulation, protect investors
The file photo shows the entrance to the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) in Beijing, capital of China. (Photo: Xinhua) China’s capital market regulator plans to ... -
A tale of two missions
UNITED STATES It is not often that the death of a university employee is a prominent story in the the Wall Street newspaperbusiness section of. This ... -
Sebi’s relaxed standards should allow private equity firms to exit faster
Private Equity (PE) firms will find it easier to exit investments after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi’s) consider easing foreclosure restrictions on promoters ... -
Democrats see end of deferred interest tax break in sight
“href =” https://www.law360.com/tax-authority/articles/1384836/# “> Alan K. Ota · The drive of Congressional Democrats to secure one of their long-standing priorities, repealing the deferred interest tax break, ...
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