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 as it was delisted by private equity firm TPG Inc.;

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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. While the investment firms have not joined forces, it is possible that they may partner down the line to clinch a deal, the sources added.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

on Monday after Reuters reported talks had stalled with two private equity firms as they weighed whether to acquire the online signature services company. Private equity firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman emerged as potential suitors in the process. Shares of DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) fell 8.5%

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Banks are also said to be offering competing packages that include a smaller amount of debt and preferred equity. PowerSchool is based in Folsom, California and has reportedly also attracted interest from private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Bain Capital.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

trillion private credit market, which has burgeoned into a competitive funding tool for private equity firms, are coming thick and fast. This week alone, Bloomberg News reported on direct-lending firms working on plans for potential multi-billion dollar buyouts of Adevinta, Kereis and Iris Software.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Private equity firms including Advent International and Blackstone are approaching both banks and private lenders over debt packages of around €7.5bn ($8.16bn) to help finance a potential acquisition of Sanofi’s consumer health division, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Pennsylvania-based private equity firm Taurus Private Markets has held the final close of Taurus Private Markets Fund II, which initially targeted $150m, with over $211m in capital commitments. The firm also invests with blue chip venture capital partnerships with target fund sizes less than $750m.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 27, 2024

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has added Brian Scrivani as a partner and member of its M&A and private equity practice groups, based in New York. Scrivani was most recently a partner at international law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Having begun life as a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts, Apollo has grown into a major player in debt underwriting, with its growth having been fuelled by its insurance subsidiary, Athene, which provides a steady source of low-cost capital for its deals and is currently holding $33bn in capital reserves.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has named 12 of its existing attorneys as the firm’s latest Partners, effective 1 November, including several whose practices cater for private equity and other private credit and private fund clients. She brings a deep understanding of technology and consumer brands.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

His practice focuses on advising private equity firms and other financial institutions on transactions including leveraged buyouts, venture and growth capital investments, joint-ventures and co-investments, opportunistic and distressed acquisitions, take-privates and carve-outs, across the investment lifespan through to exit.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

In the aftermath of a rejected offer for EY’s consulting business, US private equity firm TPG has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Crowe’s healthcare consulting unit. The firm was founded in 1992 and manages assets and investments totaling $139bn.

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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. The company specializes in an instrument called venture debt -- or loans made at high interest rates.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

Private equity firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman are in competition over a deal to acquire DocuSign, a provider of online signature services valued at around $12.5 Another buyout firm, Blackstone, also held talks about acquiring DocuSign, but has now reportedly dropped out of the running.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

PARTNER CONTENT By Lou Gueroeva Private Equity Business Development Lead, Zanders In the modern private equity (PE) landscape, there is a growing shift from traditional financial engineering towards operational value creation, with treasury and finance optimization becoming key drivers of sustainable returns. Treasury 4.x,

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 19, 2022

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

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Blackstone, the world’s largest private equity firm, has turned to direct lenders to help finance its $2.3bn acquisition of Rover Group, the world’s largest online marketplace for pet care, with the firm seeking about $250m of private debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

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. By contrast, Ares has the ability to complete much more sophisticated deals, including leveraged buyouts. Hercules Capital: Dividend yield 10.5%

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

The firm already owns restaurant chains Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings, as well as Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin' via its investment in Inspire Brands.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 16, 2023

PE firms adding hedge funds to approved lender lists Submitted 16/08/2023 - 11:22am Private equity firms, including buyout major KKR & Co, are beginning to add hedge funds to their 'white lists' of approved lenders used to arrange funding for leveraged buyout deals, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Typically, a start-up will raise funds during its early days from venture capitalists (VC) or private-equity firms. In exchange for capital, founders will give up equity in their company. Hercules Capital: 10.3% It specializes in an investment vehicle called venture debt.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

CVC agrees €1bn deal for Dutch infrastructure firm DIF Capital Partners Submitted 05/09/2023 - 11:29am European private equity firm CVC has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch infrastructure investor DIF Capital Partners in a deal worth around €1bn in cash and shares, with a commitment to acquire the remaining shares "over time".

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

CVC to pay €1bn for Dutch infrastructure firm DIF Capital Partners Submitted 05/09/2023 - 11:29am European private equity firm CVC has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch infrastructure investor DIF Capital Partners in a deal worth around €1bn in cash and shares, with a commitment to acquire the remaining shares "over time".

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 24, 2024

Recently, however, the stock has been on an upswing, climbing nearly 62% from its low of $38 in this past October amid rumors of a potential buyout by a private equity firm. These factors seem to have made the company an attractive option for potential leveraged buyout by private equity companies.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 23, 2023

He began his investment career as a trainee trader at Goldman Sachs in 1982, later moving into leveraged buyouts when he joined a unit of Nomura in the early 1990s. In 2002, he spun the unit out of Nomura to form his own firm, Terra Firma Capital Partners, which raised €2.1 billion for its debut fund.

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Udu

MAY 31, 2023

The Fed’s moves to combat inflation put private equity firms in a tricky situation. As the global economy continues to evolve and face new challenges, private equity firms will need to remain adaptable, focusing on sectors and strategies that demonstrate resilience and long-term growth potential.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

Lately, much attention has been lavished on Ares Capital, the unit created in 2004 to provide financing for middle-market acquisitions, recapitalizations, and leveraged buyouts. It’s easy enough to understand why Ares Cap would prefer to lend to a big firm than to a small- or middle-market one.

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Fortune Financial

AUGUST 7, 2023

Private Equity Private equity is a form of alternative investment that involves investing in privately-held companies. It encompasses strategies such as venture capital, leveraged buyouts and investing directly in publicly-traded private equity firms.

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Fortune Financial

AUGUST 7, 2023

Private Equity Private equity is a form of alternative investment that involves investing in privately-held companies. It encompasses strategies such as venture capital, leveraged buyouts and investing directly in publicly-traded private equity firms.

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Oakhill

MAY 4, 2023

Lit was founded in Birmingham, AL, in 2019 and leverages public-private partnerships with local governments and municipalities to build and operate last-mile fiber networks. About Oak Hill Capital Oak Hill is a longstanding private equity firm focused on the North America middle-market. Stephens Inc.

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Axial

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Today we are featuring the 25 Most Active Private Equity Firms on the Axial platform. ” Industries: Technology, Manufacturing, Business Services, Distribution, Healthcare Visit Baymark’s Profile “Pfingsten is an operationally-driven private equity firm focused on long-term value creation.

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The Big Picture

DECEMBER 5, 2023

They’re one of the older private equity firms around, been been in business since 1994. But there wasn’t an active m and a business, there wasn’t a leveraged finance business. And now we call it the private equity industry. Michael Fish is co-founder and CEO of American Securities.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The firm’s pushback underscores the impact of the Biden administration’s more aggressive antitrust agenda on Wall Street, which is putting unprecedented pressure on private equity firms.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 25, 2024

Paula Sambo of Bloomberg reports Canada pension fund's credit head wants to take advantage of leveraged buyout boom: Canada’s largest pension fund plans to nearly double the size of its credit holdings over the next five years, and it’s counting on an upturn in leveraged buyouts to generate some of that growth.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 24, 2023

BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This week on the podcast, I have an extra special guest, his name is Steve Klinsky, and he has an absolutely storied history in the field of private equity. And what was interesting was the first leveraged buyout of a public company happened when I was in graduate school.

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

But, but I think if I was to go back through my career, that moment in time, you know, when there is this big wave coming, because it was the start of the high yield market, the leverage loan market grew dramatically, you know, from 200 billion in the mid nineties to $5 trillion today, high yield and leverage loans. And still growing.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 11, 2024

“It gets back to the ability to grow the operating performance of the companies and making sure that returns” come from that rather than from “financial leverage,” he tells Bloomberg. And the use of PIK and other forms of so-called “back leverage” makes it even more difficult to get a clear picture on the state of privately owned companies.

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