Eamon Murphy

Minneapolis firm seeking opportunistic credit, equity deals Operating partners to include RE developers, specialty lenders Team partially spun out of Isles Ranch Partners Recently launched Hunter Street Partners is targeting opportunistic investments with operating partners in real estate and corporate and specialty finance. Neal Johnson, Hunter Street’s CEO and CIO, said the new firm is “a […]

This week's opportunities include senior analyst roles at Mastercard and NYC Office of the Comptroller, as well as a director job at SVB.

CPPIB invests $380 mln, co-leads with Goldman Assets of 3 funds rolled over into new Enfoca vehicle 3 largest Peruvian pensions among participating LPs Canada Pension Plan Investment Board committed $380 million into a restructuring deal that bought out existing limited partners in Enfoca funds and created a new vehicle to house remaining investments. CPPIB […]

Mina Nazemi now head of co-investments at Barings Brings lower-mid market, emerging managers expertise Separate-accounts manager Aldea spun out in 2016 The five-member investment team of Aldea Capital Partners has joined Barings Alternative Investments, including co-founders Mina Nazemi and Patrick O’Hara and director Allen Ruiz. “The Aldea team has been integrated into the Barings platform,” Nazemi told Buyouts. She said the move will allow them to […]

Economy, dry-powder levels to drive deal flow Operational focus most popular adaptation Continued emphasis on proprietary deal sourcing High transaction multiples and a lack of quality assets in the market are the most significant challenges facing PE this year, a PitchBook survey shows. The research firm in October and November collected forecasts for 2018 from dozens of […]

Alternative to VC and bank financing Firms will work together on sourcing Searchlight to invest out of existing funds Searchlight Capital Partners is teaming with investment and merchant bank LionTree to offer financing for growth companies in the technology, media and telecom sectors, the latter firm’s specialty. The partnership, called LightTree Capital Solutions, “will provide a distinct alternative […]

This week's opportunities include associate roles at FT Partners, BelHeath, FCA Venture Partners and Qiming.

Runs global underwriting, portfolio management at legal finance firm Burford takes legal costs off balance sheets by financing litigation Buys awards, hedges downside risk, monetizes pending cases The rise of litigation finance has led some to question the wisdom of allowing third parties to fund lawsuits, but the biggest player in the industry has already moved […]

Long fund life, distribution waterfall flagged in LP doc Third-party owner to put up majority of GP commitment Fund targeting $4 bln, with $2.4 bln raised Secondaries firm Landmark Partners’ next private equity vehicle will have a 14-year fund life, with a possible two-year extension at the GP’s sole discretion, pension documents say. This and other unique terms […]

This week's opportunities include PE business development roles at Oracle, EY and BDO.