GSO Capital Partners Founder Bennett Goodman pulled back the curtain on life as part of The Blackstone Group, saying that the potential for conflict looms but that the firm has put certain measures in place to prevent them.
Providence Equity Partners is especially bullish on education deals, a sector he says is under-served by private equity firms, CEO Jonathan Nelson said Wednesday during a keynote interview at the PartnerConnect conference. Education is the second-largest market in the U.S., at $1.3 trillion, Nelson said. “The scale is eye-popping,” Nelson said. “Growth and importance is […]
Alternative rock may have another radio outlet in Chicago as GTCR is evaluating whether to revive the Q101 format, a source says.
Healthcare buyouts accounted for 65% of the value of the top ten global private equity deals in 2011, according to a report by Bain & company. This top ten takes a look at who paid the highest price and for what deals.
Sun Capital Partners has acquired Chicago-based Certified Power Inc., a distributor and service provider of fluid power systems and torque transfer products. The seller was Northstar Capital. Terms of the deal were not released. PRESS RELEASE Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (“Sun Capital”), a leading private investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and investments in […]
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has acquired National Specialty Alloys, a specialty alloy processor and distributor of premium stainless steel and nickel alloy bars and shapes, Reuters reported Wednesday. National Specialty Alloys was sold by a consortium of investors including Post Oak Energy Capital, Chesapeake Investments, Solar Capital, CarVal Investors and LRC Speciality. Terms of […]
Swiss technology firm Buehler AG has bought vacuum technology specialist Leybold Optics, from EQT, the private equity firm backed by Sweden’s Wallenberg family, Reuters reported Wednesday. The value of the transaction was not disclosed. (Reuters) – Swiss technology firm Buehler AG has bought vacuum technology specialist Leybold Optics, from EQT, the private equity firm backed […]
Hybris, which is backed by Huntsman Gay Global, will likely sell a stake to an outside investor before it goes public.
Henry Kravis joined Thomson Reuters at PartnerConnect 2012 and called for a tax code overhaul--perhaps not the kind the 99% had in mind, however.
Ion Beam Applications (IBA), a Belgium-based maker of radiopharmaceutical products and services, and U.S.-based private equity firm SK Capital Partners, have finalized their agreement to spin off IBA’s radiopharmaceutical division. The new company, IBA Molecular, is jointly owned by IBA and SK Capital, with SK holding a controlling 60 percent stake. IBA Molecular develops and […]