Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Bain has been interviewing investment banks to hire financial advisers that will help the private equity firm come up with a plan to cash out on its majority stake in Varsity Brands, the sources said. read more The post Bain Capital Eyes $6bn Exit for Varsity Brands appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Capital Initial Public Offering 130

Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

and Deutsche Bank AG are also among the lenders considering a role in funding what would be the largest leveraged buyout of the year so far, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the transaction. has been leaning toward a financing package provided by banks for its potential buyout of Cotiviti Inc.

Buyout 195

Buyout Financing Finance Leveraged Buyouts 195

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Private equity firm Altor has agreed to sell Swedish investment bank and asset manager Carnegie to Norway’s largest bank, DNB, for approximately SEK12bn ($1.14bn), with the deal expected to close in the first half of next year, according to a report by Reuters. ” Shares of DNB rose 0.5%

Banks 74

Banks Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Asset Management 74

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has reached agreement on the terms to acquire a controlling 51% stake in Sanofi’s consumer health division Opella, according to a report by Reuters citing sources within the French government.

Stakes 96

Stakes Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Investment Banks 96

Private Equity Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

New Jersey-based private equity firm Edison Partners has promoted Michael Dirla from Senior Associate to Vice President. Dirla will now work more closely with the firm’s portfolio companies, as well as identifying and evaluating potential investments in fintech and enterprise solutions.

Private Equity Firms 98

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Asset Management Investment Banks 98

Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

private equity firm General Atlantic is weighing joining co-shareholder Hg in selling its stake in Argus Media, which could lead to 50% of the oil pricing data business being sold, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. private equity firm General Atlantic is weighing joining co-shareholder Hg in selling its.

Stakes 130

Stakes Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Amortization 130

Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Three Hills, an asset management platform offering financing solutions to mid-market companies, has appointed Pauline Ammeux as a Partner to invest funds across all the firm’s strategies – Capital Solutions, Impact, and Credit Opportunities – on the French market.

Private Equity Firms 96

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Asset Management Investment Banking 96

Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Pacific Equity Partners has agreed terms to acquire lifestyle communities business Serenitas, put up for sale by investment bank Goldman Sachs earlier this year. Rothschild and Herbert Smith Freehills are on the tools for PEP, while law firm Baker McKenzie is working for Serenitas, alongside Goldman.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Law Firms Legal 130

Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

The private equity firm is working with an adviser to sell as much as a 30% stake in Think Gas, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. The asset could attract investment funds and pension funds, the people said.

Stakes 130

Stakes Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Pension Funds 130

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Private equity firm Sixth Street Partners has agreed to invest $500m in Merchant Investment Management, as part of a $750m capital raise for the New York-based RIA minority investor, according to a report by CityWire. Sixth Street, headquartered in San Francisco, manages approximately $80bn in assets.

Capital 90

Capital Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Stakes 90

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Lazard has appointed Guggenheim Securities banker Courtney Haydon as a Managing Director in a move to bolster its private equity and alternative asset management dealmaking efforts, according to a report by Reuters. This new hire is part of Lazard’s broader initiative to enhance its business with private equity firms.

Private Equity Firms 98

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Pension Funds Asset Management 98

Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 12, 2024

Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm with $134bn in assets under management, has completed its strategic growth investment in BlueMatrix, an end-to-end content creation and distribution platform for investment research providers. per share, private equity firm Sycamore Partners.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Legal Investing 130

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 12, 2023

Nasdaq is acquiring financial risk software company Adenza for $10.5bn in its largest-ever such deal, from private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Adenza, which is owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, is expected to generate $590mn in revenue and $300mn in cash flow this year, Nasdaq said.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Companies Stock Exchanges 130

Private Equity Insights

MARCH 22, 2024

French private equity firm PAI Partners, through its PAI Mid-Market Fund, is to acquire a majority stake in global professional haircare platform Beautynova from BlueGem Capital Partners, a pan-European PE firm focused on non-discretionary consumer staples.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Stakes Asset Management 130

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Investment banks, which faced significant losses on risky merger and acquisition (M&A) loans due to a spike in global interest rates, are now aggressively returning to the leveraged buyout (LBO) market — one of the most profitable sectors in finance, according to a report by Bloomberg. Lending limits have also increased.

Leveraged Buyouts 97

Leveraged Buyouts Leveraging Buyout Banks 97

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Top global asset managers including BlackRock are among investors in an Asia-focused infrastructure private equity fund that raised $800m, underscoring growing interest in the asset class amid market volatility. read more KKR Poised to Take Half of Cotiviti, Valued at $11bn Private equity firm KKR & Co.

Funds 130

Funds Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Pension Funds 130

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 13, 2023

AP Pension is an independent pension company and currently has around €20bn in assets. Read more India’s Lok Capital seeks $200m for Fund IV, gets AIIB support Indian impact investor Lok Capital has secured USD 25m from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Source: Citywire Selector Can’t stop reading?

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Funds Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Arcmont Asset Management and Churchill Asset Management, the European and US asset management companies of Nuveen Private Capital, have appointed Bonsoo Koo as Head of Business Development for Korea.

Private Equity Firms 97

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Asset Management Investment Banks 97

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 8, 2024

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Meanwhile, Michael Dell’s family office partnered with Silver Lake on the biggest private equity buyout this year, a $13 billion deal for talent agency Endeavor Group Holdings Inc.

Buyout 130

Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Pension Funds 130

Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

OceanSound Partners (OceanSound), a private equity firm that invests in technology and technology-enabled services companies serving government and enterprise end markets, has added seven professionals to its team to support portfolio companies and investment activity.

Private Equity Firms 97

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Investment Banking Investment Banks 97

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 16, 2023

The fund received capital commitments from seven development finance institutions as well as private investors. Read more Hidden River Strategic Capital concludes its inaugural fund at $245m Hidden River Strategic Capital, a Philadelphia-based investment firm, announced that its inaugural.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Funds Investment Banks 130

Private Equity Wire

JUNE 27, 2024

Jolt Capital, a private equity firm specialising in European growth deeptech investments, has added Valéry Talma as Managing Director US – Investor Relations to its investor relations team. He later served as Head of Investment Banking at HSBC in Saudi Arabia and as Deputy General Manager at Gulf Bank in Kuwait.

Capital 90

Capital Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Venture Capital 90

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The second half of 2024 saw a mixed environment for mergers and acquisitions (M&), with transaction volumes levelling off compared to earlier in the year, according to the US Private Equity Mid-Market Monitor: H2 2024 & Outlook report from investment bank DC Advisory.

Mergers and Acquisitions 70

Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraging 70

Private Equity Insights

MARCH 16, 2023

Investcorp, an alternative asset manager that counts Mubadala Investment Company as its biggest shareholder, has distributed $1.2bn in total to its GCC-based investors over the past 12 months, driven by “several value realisation initiatives”. billion from its inaugural North American private equity fund.

Investors 130

Investors Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Bidding 130

The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

Generally speaking, during the early days of a start-up , founders will raise money from venture capital or private equity firms in exchange for equity. In fact, even Warren Buffett owns a position in Ares through Berkshire Hathaway 's subsidiary New England Asset Management. The company's 9.6%

Mergers and Acquisitions 246

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Due Diligence Portfolios 246

Axial

MAY 4, 2023

Axial is excited to release its Q1 2023 Lower Middle Market Investment Banking League Tables. These league tables reveal the top 25 investment banks that were active on the Axial platform in Q1. In Q1, 740 sell-side investment banks and M&A advisors brought a total of 2,775 deals to market.

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Investment Banks Banks Mergers and Acquisitions 52

The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Shares of Macy's (NYSE: M) were surging today after the department-store chain received a buyout offer from two private equity firms. Macy's gets a sweet offer The buyout offer from real estate investor Arkhouse Management and asset manager Brigade Capital Management values the company at $21 a share, or $5.8

Buyout 130

Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Asset Management 130

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Union Square Advisors, a technology-focused investment bank, is expecting to see an increase in technology sector deal-making in 2024, with recent positive momentum continuing over the course of the year.

Private Equity Firms 105

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Deal Flow Venture Capital 105

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 6, 2023

An investment bank is advising Third Financial on the process, and an information memorandum has reportedly been distributed to prospective buyers, with a target valuation of just under £100m. The latter has just under £7bn in assets under administration.

Capital 130

Capital Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Startups 130

Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

FalconPoint Partners (FalconPoint), a private equity firm focused on investing in North American middle market companies in the business services and industrial sectors, has appointed Adam Gross as Partner, Head of Business Development and Capital Markets.

Capital 52

Capital Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Consulting 52

Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Aadhar has appointed investment banks Citi and India’s Kotak and ICICI as advisors for its latest IPO filing, with a listing in Mumbai planned by May, said the sources. read more Uniqa sells private equity funds of €400m Austria's Uniqa Insurance said it had agreed to sell a portfolio of private equity funds with a.

Financing 130

Financing Finance Initial Public Offering Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Managing financial risks In a volatile economic environment, managing risks such as currency fluctuations and interest rate volatility has become a key concern for private equity firms, especially those involved in cross-border acquisitions.

Mergers and Acquisitions 95

Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts 95

Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Singapore- and New Delhi-based private equity firm Quadria Capital has marked the first close of its third investment vehicle. IFC committed about $40m to the new fund, with a co-investment sleeve of up to $30m. Launched in 2012, the PE firm currently has $3.4bn in assets under management.

Capital 130

Capital Funds Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 130

The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a BDC that invests in technology, life sciences, and sustainable energy businesses. The company typically supports start-ups that have raised funding from venture capital or private equity firms and are looking to augment the balance sheet with some debt.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Exchange-Traded Funds Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

faces the sort of quandary that other financial firms might find enviable. It has vaulted to the top rungs of the alternative-asset management world by focusing on what it does best: private credit. The attractions of sticking with private credit are obvious. Ares Management Corp. billion last year.

Pension Funds 130

Pension Funds Buyout Leveraged Buyouts Asset Management 130

Axial

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Scott Mitchell, Managing Director of Investment Bank, SDR Ventures says “there is a lot of volatility in many consumer oriented businesses right now.” These COVID induced abnormalities are making it difficult for the market to understand which sub-sectors will lead or lag in today’s market.

Private Equity Firms 52

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Investment Banks Investment Banking 52

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

M&A deal volumes to materially increases by the end of 2023, says CIL Submitted 14/08/2023 - 12:06pm Over 80% US investment banks and private equity firms are expecting a rebound in deal activity over the next 12 months, according to a survey by international management consultancy CIL for its Mid-Market M&A Pulse Check 2023.

Private Equity Firms 40

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Consulting Consultants 40