Steve Gelsi

Crestline-Kirchner Private Equity Group sees has been staffing up to tackle the burgeoning secondary market for private equity funds.

Mayer Brown is seeing increased demand for help setting up subscription credit facilities, said Partner Mike Mascia, who is co-head of the law firm’s Global Lending practice. 

Q&A with William Spiegel, founding partner and managing director of Pine Brook

As CEO of Pensco Trust Co, Kelly Rodriques figured the success of online brokers such as E-Trade could point the way for more rapid transactions in the private funding space for individuals with closely held shares in their IRAs, as well as sponsors on the fundraising trail.

The Carlyle Group has drawn in nearly $108 million for Carlyle Private Equity Access Fund 2014 since last November, as the New York firm reaches out to high net-worth individuals to broaden its investor base beyond big institutions.

Since joining Ropes & Gray in 2008, Greg Metz has seen the firm’s Chicago office grow from just three attorneys to 65 in an effort to bolster its resources for middle-market deal-makers.

We sat down with David Fann, co-founder of TorreyCove Capital Partners, to get his insights on concerns about deal prices, the elements of a winning LP pitch, the risks of co-investing and much more.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s US$12 billion deal to buy Antares Capital from General Electric Co marks its largest acquisition to date as the $265 billion retirement system looks to add a “large, scalable and growing opportunity” offered by the largest player in U.S. middle-market loans, a key CPPIB executive told Buyouts. The Antares purchase price implies a premium of US$600 million on the book value of the business and its loans.

Vista Equity Partners is mulling potential acquisitions at or above $10 billion, with valuations below peak levels in the tech sector despite lofty prices, said the firm's Chief Executive Officer Robert Smith.

Private equity firms need to be able to articulate why they exist and how they can help their clients achieve their goals. That’s where Castle Hill Capital Partners Inc hopes to help: in branding a unique message.