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Searchlight acquires Gresham House for £470m

Private Equity Insights

(Alliance News) – Gresham House on Wednesday said that its shareholders approved the planned takeover by US-based private equity and debt investor Searchlight Capital Partners. Gresham House in July agreed with Seed Bidco Ltd, a newly incorporated entity formed by funds advised by Searchlight at 1,105 pence per share bid.

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OMERS to Stop Making Direct Private Equity Investments in Europe

Pension Pulse

About OMERS Private Equity OMERS Private Equity manages investments globally on behalf of OMERS, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, with C$128.6 billion in net private equity investment asset exposure. “We

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BCI's Jim Pittman on Staying Liquid, Focused and Agile in Private Equity

Pension Pulse

It’s hard to buy because debt is expensive and lower quantum so it makes the LBO model much tighter. It forces GPS with money to focus on growth assets that don’t need as much debt or can’t support it. Valuations are definitely a somewhat high as few transactions are happening due to bid ask spread and cost of debt.