Eamon Murphy
Investment at highest since EMPEA began reporting in 2008 Largest-ever EM fund, KKR Asian Fund III, closed in June Investors increasingly turn from generalists to sector-specific funds The first six months of 2017 were busy for private capital in emerging markets. Data from the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association shows $22 billion in disclosed deals in […]
Leads dedicated healthcare transaction team Competition from strategics leads PE to target companies earlier Diligence includes patient demographics, claims data, revenue cycle assessment Underlying the feverish healthcare activity these days are three imperatives, according to John Brock: “a need for cutting costs out of the system, improving the quality of outcomes and improving overall patient […]
U.S. large and mega buyout funds show imbalance between capital raised and deployed GPs buying smaller, cheaper add-ons or looking to “secondary LBOs” LPs should select differentiated strategies like complex situations or corporate carve-outs Private equity’s assets under management reached $2.48 trillion in 2016, a more than tripling from the year 2000. And that figure doesn’t capture […]
This week's opportunities include strategy jobs at media conglomerate DMGT and driverless-car company Cruise.
CEO forum advised White House, led by Blackstone chairman Members decided to disband after Trump Charlottesville remarks After initial fanfare, advisory councils hadn’t met in months A White House advisory council led by Blackstone Group’s Stephen Schwarzman has disbanded in the wake of President Donald Trump’s widely criticized response to white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. In […]
This week's opportunities include a VP job at Valley Forge Private Equity and a senior principal role with Landmark Capital Advisory.
Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac has acquired Industrial Color Brands from Stone Canyon Industries. Financial terms were not disclosed. Frontenac focuses on the consumer, industrial and service industries. Industrial Color Brands provides digital production and post-production services to the fashion, retail, advertising, media and entertainment industries.
HighBar Partners announced the final close of HighBar Partners III, L.P., with $208 million in commitments, exceeding the hard cap of $200 million. Capstone Partners served as executive placement agent. HighBar focuses on growth capital investments in enterprise and infrastructure software companies. The fund has so far invested in Virtual Instruments and Janrain.
Caltius Equity Partners sold its stake in DHR Services Holdings to Oasis Outsourcing. Financial terms were not disclosed. DHR provides human resources services to small and medium-sized businesses in the southwestern U.S. Based in Los Angeles, Caltius invests in business, consumer, industrial, IT and healthcare services companies in the lower-middle market.
Philadelphia-based Milestone Partners announced the sale of Precision Partners Holding Company to AK Steel for $360 million. Headquartered in Ontario, Canada, Precision Partners provides engineered components for automotive tooling and stamping.