The mid-market firm has closed its fifth private equity fund, with nearly all previous investors returning for another helping.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Members of the Soros Private Equity team have spun out of George Soros’ money management firm to form TowerBrook Capital Partners, a $1.3bn transatlantic private equity firm.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
ISIS Equity Partners, led by Wol Kolade, will soon cease to be a captive operation – a move prompted less by a hunger for independence than a pragmatic view on hindering accounting rules, writes Jonn Elledge.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Making private equity more efficient
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Jack Welch doesn't need an introduction. One of America's most revered managers, he spent 20 years at the helm of General Electric, the gravitydefying conglomerate which under his tenure grew into the world's most valuable company. In 2001, Welch became a private equity executive when he joined Clayton, Dubilier & Rice as a special partner. Currently promoting his new book, entitled Winning*, he took time out in May to talk to Philip Borel about private equity's role in industry today.
8 min read · 12 January 2013
The country's recent budget contained an important concession to the private equity industry. Expect to see increased numbers of foreign GPs checking in at Sydney airport.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
David Stockman's deal legacy at Blackstone is stellar. But his own private equity fund has hit the skids.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Two major “yellow pages” exits show that timely investments in directory companies were good calls.
5 min read · 12 January 2013
Mary Ann Gray, former executive with the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing more than $400k from the organisation.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The Toronto-based Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Pension has reported a higher-than-expected return on investments for 2004, crediting the boost to private market investments.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
