Investcorp joins hunt to buy GP minority stakes; Ankerbrandt leaves Carlyle after 11 yrs for Compass; Which emerging manager raised more than $100 mln?
Japan institution brings supersecret $1 bln-plus PE portfolio to market; Thomas H. Lee puts CSafe Global up for sale; Littlejohn Fund VI raises $2.84 bln
Zayo Group gets interest from group including Blackstone, Stonepeak; Salveo Capital invests in Harborside; Can GE shed enough assets to survive?
Recruiting for 2020 class started this fall Hypercompetitive process a function of late cycle Process is broken, sources said I’ve been getting a big response to a column I wrote about the hyperaggressive recruiting process private equity firms are using this year to find their future superstars. TWSJ reported earlier this month that Thoma Bravo […]
Secondaries rounds out year with billion-dollar portfolio sales, San Francisco Equity Partners transitions from independent sponsor
David’s Bridal just days from bankruptcy; AGS Health goes on the block; Ardian picks up billion-dollar-plus portfolio from Florida SBA
Next in line in hot physician specialties: urology
Goldman is lead buyer of CDPQ’s billion-plus PE portfolio; FleetCor vies for Western Union’s business-payments arm; PE’s latest frontier? U.S. building products
By Nick Gaidai Often overlooked by private equity players due to its cyclicality, the U.S. building-products sector presents a strong case for value-adding investors. Operationally minded PE shops that are able to navigate homebuilding cycles, execute on disciplined bolt-on acquisition strategies and adopt new technologies can deliver returns in the high teens by investing in […]
One Equity to exit Sonneborn in $655 mln sale; Kellogg puts Keebler, Famous Amos on the block; A big secondaries deal just went down north of the border