Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

billion) for a credit fund for Australia and New Zealand, as it seeks to capitalize on opportunities created by banks retreating from leveraged lending. The Ares Asia Direct Lending fund, the company’s first leveraged buyout vehicle for the region, has deployed over A$1.04 Ares Management Corp. has raised A$2.6 billion ($1.7

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts High Net Worth Individuals Pension Funds Buyout 130

Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 12, 2024

The two private equity firms are among the final bidders in the auction for DocuSign, which is set to be one of the biggest leveraged buyouts of 2024, the sources said. A spike in financing costs in the last two years made financing leveraged buyouts more expensive and big deals hard to clinch. Revenue rose 8.5%

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 130

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 11, 2022

Plus, Europe’s largest gaming group shoots for the M&A high score and Spac sponsors scramble to attract investors

Leveraged Buyouts 52

Leveraged Buyouts Leveraging Buyout Investors 52

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Taurus Private Markets invests in value-oriented, lower middle market leveraged buyout and private credit partnerships with target fund sizes less than $1.25bn. The firm invests in leveraged buyout, private credit, and venture capital opportunities based in North America. Source: Yahoo! Finance Can’t stop reading?

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Venture Capital 130

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. The statistics underscore this movement. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.,

Private Equity Firms 147

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts Buyout 147

The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

Moreover, while Hercules specializes in basic debt instruments such as term loans or revolvers (think a corporate line of credit), Ares offers more sophisticated products -- including leveraged buyouts (LBOs). ARCC Price to Book Value data by YCharts At a price-to-book (P/B) ratio of just 1.1,

Leveraged Buyouts 244

Leveraged Buyouts Due Diligence Buyout Venture Capital 244

Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

percentage points above the Secured Overnight Financing Rate and at a discounted price of 98 cents on the dollar.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Pension Funds Buyout Leveraging 130

Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The industry growth is being driven by investment bank caution around underwriting leveraged buyouts given volatile market conditions. Blackstone, meanwhile, is helping fund the combination of New Mountain Capital’s HealthComp Holding Company LLC and Marlin Equity Partners’ Virgin Pulse. Source: BNN Bloomberg Can’t stop reading?

Leveraged Buyouts 147

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 147

Financial Times M&A

AUGUST 9, 2022

Plus, UK law firms try to make it in the US and capital markets lawyers break loose from their golden handcuffs

Leveraged Buyouts 52

Leveraged Buyouts Leveraging Buyout Law Firms 52

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. The statistics underscore this movement. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.,

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts Buyout 130

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

DocuSign boasts a market capitalization of just under $11 billion as of Monday's close, which would potentially make its acquisition one of the largest leveraged buyouts in recent years. What's next for DocuSign stock? DocuSign previously thrived during the pandemic as at-home work accelerated the transition to e-signature platforms.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 130

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 19, 2022

US private equity firm consortium makes leveraged buyout offer for Ramsay Health Care

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Bidding 98

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 11, 2022

Leveraged buyout market is roaring back to life after a pause amid rising volatility and war in Ukraine

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging 98

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

Leveraged buyout financings accounted for almost half (42%) of all UK transactions in H1 2024, compared with just 29% in H1 2023, according to the latest MidCapMonitor report by global investment bank Houlihan Lokey.

Leveraged Buyouts 89

Leveraged Buyouts Accounting Buyout Leveraging 89

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 21, 2013

Ten years ago, I was an analyst for the General Motors pension fund, working on fund investments into leveraged buyout funds and venture capital deals. In fact, the one area I was pretty set on eliminating from my consideration set--leveraged buyouts--was the area where partners seemed to make the most money.

Leveraged Buyouts 125

Leveraged Buyouts Venture Capital Buyout Pension Funds 125

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

Pontillo, whose practice focuses on leveraged buyouts and growth capital and venture capital transactions, joined Kramer Levin in 2021. Pontillo shares the role with Dana M Anagnostou, who has been elected to a third term in the joint-role. Pontillo succeeds Renaud Dubois, who will continue to practice in the firm’s Real Estate group.

Leveraged Buyouts 94

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Buyout Venture Capital 94

Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The firm invests equity in a range of transaction types involving a change of ownership, such as management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, and management buy-ins. IGP was founded in 1997 and is based in San Francisco.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Financing Finance 130

Private Equity Professional

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Sun Capital invests from $50 million to $300 million in leveraged buyouts, equity, and debt in companies with more than $32 million in EBITDA that can benefit from its in-house operating professionals and experience. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer, healthcare, industrial, and technology.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging Capital 130

The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2024

The company specializes in more complex transactions such as leveraged buyouts , for example. What makes Ares a bit different than Hercules is that the company tends to focus on lower middle-market businesses across a wider array of industries. Given its size, Ares also has more financial flexibility than a typical BDC.

Leveraged Buyouts 246

Leveraged Buyouts Initial Public Offering Shareholders Exchange-Traded Funds 246

American Investment Council

MAY 6, 2024

Since the end of 2021, private credit has funded more non-leveraged buyouts each quarter than syndicates. Industry Expansion: Loans from private credit lenders have served as a lifeline to small businesses nationwide, particularly those that cannot qualify for loans from traditional banks or need capital beyond what banks can provide.

Finance 125

Finance Financing Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions 125

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 23, 2013

I was on the team that did a leveraged buyout of AMF, the bowling alley company--so I''ve looked at lots of plans to upgrade in venue customer marketing. Given the time I spent a decade ago doing not only venture capital, but investing in private equity funds that buy retail companies, I find this data collection fascinating.

Leveraged Buyouts 152

Leveraged Buyouts Venture Capital Buyout Leveraging 152

Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Centerbridge invests between $50 million and $300 million in US-based leveraged buyouts and distressed securities. Bain Capital Credit has $41 billion in assets under management and invests in leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, distressed debt, private lending, structured products, non-performing loans, and equities.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Enterprise Values Buyout Leveraging 130

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 12, 2023

Qualtrics eventually sold for $12.5bn to Silver Lake and CPP in largest leveraged buyout of year

Leveraged Buyouts 90

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging 90

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Lyman also advises private equity sponsors in complex domestic and cross-border business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, divestitures, carve-outs, recapitalisations and general corporate matters.

Leveraged Buyouts 91

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Capital Buyout 91

Private Equity Wire

JULY 12, 2024

Platinum Equity Advisors, a US-based private equity form focussed on leveraged buyout investments of established companies in the US, Europe and Asia is to acquire aircraft landing gear specialist Héroux-Devtek Inc for $1.35bn, according to a report by Canadian Press. Héroux-Devtek shares closed at $25.32

Leveraged Buyouts 89

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Stock Exchanges Leveraging 89

Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Clearlake Capital and Insight Partners are close to agreeing a $2bn debt package with a group of private credit lenders including Apollo Global Management and Blackstone to help finance their leveraged buyout of software developer Alteryx, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Leveraged Buyouts 88

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging Financing 88

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

A rebound in leveraged buyout volumes is expected to be driven by falling interest rates, an improved financing landscape, and the rising influence of artificial intelligence. It was a tough vintage, Perlman said. Lower borrowing costs are set to ease the challenges that have hindered large transactions in recent years.

Leveraged Buyouts 82

Leveraged Buyouts Initial Public Offering Buyout Private Equity Firms 82

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

He advises on transactions including leveraged buyouts, consortium deals, bolt-on acquisitions, carve-outs, co-investments, minority deals, recapitalisations, divestments, distressed M&A, public-to-privates, joint ventures, reorganisations and restructurings, as well as general corporate matters.

Leveraged Buyouts 89

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Law Firms Asset Management 89

Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up TPG, formerly Texas Pacific Group, is co-headquartered in Fort Worth and San Francisco and specializes in leveraged buyouts and growth capital. The firm was founded in 1992 and manages assets and investments totaling $139bn.

Consulting 130

Consulting Consultants Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Wire

MAY 1, 2024

Roark Capital, a US PE firm focused on leveraged buyout investments across franchise restaurant and food, health and wellness, and business services, has completed its acquisition of Subway in a deal valued at $9.6bn.

Leveraged Buyouts 86

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Leveraging Business Services 86

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

She has pan-European cross sector experience in a variety of corporate transactions, including leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, structured and minority equity investments, equity and debt restructurings and management equity plans.

Leveraged Buyouts 80

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Law Firms Buyout 80

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Alperovich has extensive experience advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on a broad range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, minority and growth investments, joint ventures, carve-outs and divestitures, restructurings, SPACs and de-SPACs, and investments in general partners.

Leveraged Buyouts 82

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Buyout Asset Management 82

Private Equity Wire

MAY 22, 2024

At a time when leveraged buyouts have been subdued — with the few progressing deals witnessing intense competition between banks and private credit lenders — private credit firms have been pushed to reduce pricing and improve terms.

Buyout 94

Buyout Banks Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms 94

The Big Picture

JANUARY 14, 2023

Prior to founding New Mountain Capital in 1999, he was co-founder of the Leverage Buyout Group of Goldman Sachs, where he did $3+ billion of transactions before joining Forstmann Little as a partner, where he oversaw $10+ billion in capital. Jennifer Grancio favorite books.

Leveraged Buyouts 110

Leveraged Buyouts Passive Investors Buyout Leveraging 110

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

If successful, the deal will be one of the largest leveraged buyouts in recent years. The report cites unnamed sources as confirming that Bain Capital, CVC Capital Partners, EQT, KKR & Co and Clayton, Dubilier and Rice have also all shown interest in in striking a deal for the unit with could be valued at up to $20bn.

Leveraged Buyouts 83

Leveraged Buyouts Banks Debt Private Equity Firms 83

The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

By contrast, Ares has the ability to complete much more sophisticated deals, including leveraged buyouts. Furthermore, given its size, Ares has the financial horsepower to do more complex transactions than other BDCs. For instance, Hercules and Horizon usually offer revolving or term loans.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

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

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Australia has seen an uptick in leveraged buyout activity as private equity firms deploy capital in acquisitions and some investors seek to exit their positions. The firm is in exclusive negotiations with Livingbridge for a deal valued at approximately AUD1bn, as reported by the Australian Financial Review.

Leveraged Buyouts 67

Leveraged Buyouts Debt Finance Financing 67