Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The winners are: Managers Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Buyout – 21 Invest (21 Invest Continuation Fund) Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Co-invest – Qualitas Funds (Qualitas Funds Direct II) Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Direct Lending – Foresight Group Holdings (Midlands Engine Investment Fund II) Emerging Fund Raising (..)

Law Firms 55

Law Firms Buyout Deal Origination Due Diligence 55

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 27, 2024

McLaren and McGill will lead on deal origination and execution, with a focus on Scottish deals and opportunities for the IFS Fund, while Warner will support the growing deal team as the firm continue to back companies across Scotland.

Deal Origination 93

Deal Origination Venture Capital Investing Taxes 93

Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The French bank is pledging the funds for investment-grade, asset-backed deals originated by Apollo, as well as the Atlas SP unit Apollo acquired from Credit Suisse. BNP’s initial $5bn facility is expected to grow over time.

Deal Origination 96

Deal Origination Banks Finance Financing 96

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

A Harvard Business Review study of 900 top investors found that: 30% of deals originated from former colleagues or work acquaintances. Balance relationship-driven sourcing with tech-enabled strategies Despite the shift toward outbound sourcing, relationships remain critical. 20% came from referrals by other investors.

Best Practices 45

Best Practices Venture Capital Capital Deal Flow 45

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Leveraging a highly collaborative approach across the Ares platform, the Ares European Real Estate Debt team is fully integrated into Ares’ global real estate team and benefits from the firm’s global leadership position in credit.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraging Deal Origination 130

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The winners are: Managers Performance of the Year – Capital Raise: Buyout – Hellman & Friedman (Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners XI) Performance of the Year – Capital Raise: Fund of Funds – Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Private Equity Managers 2023) Performance of the Year – Capital Raise: Growth – Wellington Management (..)

Law Firms 98

Law Firms Buyout Venture Capital Private Equity Managers 98

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

MANAGERS Emerging Manager Best Fundraising – Buyout – Further Global Capital Management LP – Further Global Capital Partners II LP Emerging Manager Best Fundraising – Coinvestment – West Monroe Capital Emerging Manager Best Fundraising – Debt – Atalaya Capital Management Emerging Manager Best Fundraising – Growth – Lone (..)

Law Firms 98

Law Firms Buyout Deal Origination Consultants 98

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

PARTNER CONTENT A persistent challenge for any PE firm is managing and utilising its data to deliver competitive advantage through superior deal origination and shadow monitoring. Most are well along a first, or even second CRM implementation journey. Money is being spent on selected external data.

Deal Origination 97

Deal Origination Consultants Consulting Private Companies 97

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

What skills are involved for these intricate single asset GP-led investments?

Assets 94

Assets Returns Buyout Due Diligence 94

Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The winners are: Managers Best Overall Fundraising Over $1B – Buyout – EQT Partners AB – eqt x scsp Best Overall Fundraising Under $1B – Buyout – Blackfin Capital Partners SAS (Blackfin Financial Services Fund IV) Best Overall Fundraising – Debt – HSBC Global Asset Management Ltd (HSBC AM Senior UK Direct Lending Fund II) Best (..)

Law Firms 98

Law Firms Buyout Deal Origination Finance 98

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 29, 2010

Not only is deal origination likely to disaggregate, but so will the end purchases. A good example is the Etsy seller community which does a lot for new sellers to help them get up and running—sharing best practices about taking photos, copy, pricing, etc.

Best Practices 105

Best Practices Deal Origination Venture Capital Capital 105

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The pre-selection data for the fund manager shortlist was provided by Bloomberg The winners are: MANAGERS Best Overall Fundraising: Buyout – Erisbeg Management Limited Best Overall Fundraising: Debt – CORDET Capital Partners Best Overall Fundraising: Fund of Funds – Marktlink Investment Partners (Marktlink Private Equity Fonds III) Best Overall Fundraising: (..)

Law Firms 75

Law Firms Buyout Deal Origination Consultants 75

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Realty Partners IV LP) Best Performance Over $500: Secondary – StepStone Group (StepStone VC Secondaries Fund IV LP) Best Performance Over $500m: Venture – Longitude Capital Management Co LLC (Longitude Venture Partners IV LP) Best Performance Under $500m: Buyout – Gemspring Capital Management LLC (Gemspring Capital Fund I LP) Best Performance Under (..)

Buyout 98

Buyout Law Firms Deal Origination Debt 98

Private Equity Wire

JULY 2, 2024

Gilbert supports the investment team with deal origination, deal execution and portfolio management. Sinclair contributed to Westbridge’s investment in Survey Solutions last December and the buy and build activities at APEM Group, now sitting on the boards of both companies.

Private Equity Firms 52

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Deal Origination Buyout 52

Private Equity Wire

JULY 28, 2023

During her time with Grant Thornton, Taplin advised on several key deals across the North West including Palatine’s Impact Fund exit from Veincentre in late 2022. In her new role, Taplin will be responsible for deal origination, execution, and working with management teams to deliver their strategy post investment.

Deal Origination 52

Deal Origination Investing Finance Financing 52

Axial

AUGUST 25, 2023

Axial’s 2023 Independent Sponsor Report surfaces the survey findings and sheds light on the following topics: Market’s Perception & Drivers of Success Investment Approach Deal Origination Challenges Associated With Getting Deals Done The research report linked above was published shortly after Axial’s inaugural list of the 25 Most Active Independent (..)

Deal Origination 52

Deal Origination Bidding Leveraging Investment Banks 52

Axial

JUNE 8, 2023

Axial recently surveyed the lower middle market Independent Sponsor community to gain insight into their market perception, deal origination, and investment approach – including how they bridge valuation gaps. Want to learn more?

Deal Origination 52

Deal Origination Finance Financing Banks 52

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 7, 2024

Partners already influence more than two-thirds of our ARR, but we believe we can scale them to deliver far more deal origination than they do today. We did see an uptick in deal origination above the 30% level that we've historically had in the quarter. Second, we continue to emphasize the criticality of partners.

Leveraging 130

Leveraging Accounting Deal Origination Companies 130

Axial

JUNE 15, 2023

On Axial’s deal origination platform, it has accounted for the highest volume of deals each year, representing anywhere from 20% – 34% of total annual deals since 2009. For many years, the Industrial sector has served as the driving force of lower middle market M&A.

Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Mergers and Acquisitions Due Diligence Deal Origination Investment Banking 52

Private Equity Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

Deal origination could be key. Among the 27% of respondents to integrate AI, all were doing so to improve deal sourcing, 92% portfolio management, and 85% deal due diligence (see fig. Some 37% investors surveyed by Private Equity Wire have integrated new software in the past 12 months to help (see fig.

Buyout 52

Buyout Due Diligence Startups Deal Origination 52

The Motley Fool

MAY 6, 2024

David Simon -- Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Well, look, I think as part of the deal originally, first of all, our relationship with Brookfield is excellent. And we're both basically an ABG's -- an investor in there as well.

Taxes 130

Taxes Capital Assets Banks 130

The Motley Fool

MAY 15, 2024

Partners, today, influence more than two-thirds of our ARR, but they account for only 30% of deal origination, highlighting the enormous whitespace of opportunity in this area. The second go-to-market area, which I mentioned earlier, is our focus on partners.

Leveraging 130

Leveraging Taxes Accounting Capital 130

The Motley Fool

MAY 2, 2024

So given that the Venetian deal originally had potential to be up to $1 billion, does that mean there remains another $300 million here down the line? Ed Pitoniak -- Chief Executive Officer Thanks, Michael. Operator The next question comes from Greg McGinniss from Scotiabank. Please go ahead. Greg McGinnis -- Scotiabank -- Analyst Hey.

Assets 130

Assets Capital Debt Finance 130

Private Equity Professional

JANUARY 6, 2025

In his new role, Mr. Thomas will oversee deal origination and business development for the firm and its portfolio companies. From 2021 to 2023, he served as a managing director at Sole Source Capital , leading deal origination efforts.

Deal Origination 100

Deal Origination Capital Funds Portfolios 100

Axial

JUNE 6, 2023

Greater deal origination requires a wide top of funnel, you always need to have multiple irons in the fire.” Axial’s deal origination platform has three critical components that have generated traction within the Independent Sponsor segment. How is Axial solving for lacking focus & differentiation?

Deal Origination 52

Deal Origination Boutique Investment Banks Deal Flow Finance 52

The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

We did include in the agreement, as you mentioned, you may recall when we announced the deal originally that our agreement with Albertsons has a sort of a break point, if you like, of where Kroger would have the option to not move forward with the transaction if we reach 650 stores as potential divestitures.

Banks 130

Banks Shareholders Capital Education 130

The Motley Fool

JANUARY 12, 2024

Primarily through growth synergies from proprietary deal origination, larger transaction sizes, capital formation scale, and multi-asset class infrastructure investment innovation, we see opportunities to drive significant value creation for BlackRock shareholders.

Assets 130

Assets Shareholders Asset Management Capital 130

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The winners are: Managers Overall Fundraising of the Year: Buyout – Apax Partners (AMI Opportunities II) Overall Fundraising of the Year: Co-invest – Blantyre Capital (Madison Square Fund III) Overall Fundraising of the Year: Fund of Funds – LGT Capital Partners (CROWN PREMIUM Opportunistic Strategies I) Overall Fundraising of the Year: Growth – 7 (..)

Law Firms 93

Law Firms Buyout Deal Origination Consultants 93

The Motley Fool

MARCH 4, 2025

From a deal origination standpoint, partners sourced 60% of our new business in the fiscal year, validating our partner-first strategy and ecosystem investments. Cybersecurity's leading partners see CrowdStrike as a generational opportunity.

Leveraging 237

Leveraging Financial Services Taxes Professional Services 237