After just over a five-year hold, Gen Cap America has sold Aero Systems Engineering to Calspan Technology. Aero Systems Engineering (ASE) designs, builds and upgrades jet engine testing and wind tunnel facilities, and provides lab
Ocean Avenue Capital Partners has closed Ocean Avenue Fund IV LP at its hard cap of $350 million. The new fund had an original target of $300 million. Investors in Fund IV include public and
Ocean Avenue Capital Partners has beaten its goal for its fourth flagship fundraise by hauling in $350m for a hard cap final close.
Blackstone has hired former Amazon Web Services senior exec Christine Feng as a senior managing director targeting tech deals for its opportunistic investment platform Tactical Opportunties.
Apollo Global-backed home security business ADT saw its valuation surge past $14bn after Google revealed it was buying a 6.6% stake in the company.
Dallas-based buyout house Surge Private Equity has bought US homeschool curriculum publisher All About Learning Press.
Special situations private equity specialist Turnspire Capital Partners has agreed to buy the Goodyear air springs business from EnPro Industries.
The Nordic region has become the world's top-performing private equity market, helping Western Europe consolidate its position at the top of the global PE tree, new research has revealed.
KKR, CVC Capital and Ares Management were the big name private equity firms picking up commitments in the latest round of investing from New York pension giant NYSCRF.
The New York State Teachers' Retirement System has boosted its $22.6bn private equity program with more than $1.66bn of new commitments.
Energy infrastructure-focused private investment house Starwood Energy has brought in veteran industry expert Michael White as a senior vice president.
Private equity has the potential to hasten the retirement day for American workers by fortifying retirement savings
PropTech startup JetClosing has bagged $9m in its Series B round amid a plan to move into new markets.
Indianapolis-based HKW has added Lilly Green to its team as Vice President of Deal Generation. Ms. Green will be based in HKW’s New York City office. At HKW, Ms. Green will be active sourcing new
Madison Dearborn Partners has partnered with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) to acquire publicly traded IPL Plastics at an enterprise value of $736 million. IPL Plastics (TSX: IPLP) is a maker of
Private equity industry veterans Andrew Rosato and Simeon Ketchum have been hired by fund advisory specialist Triago as it looks to deepen its services amid the impact of Covid-19 on LPs and GPs.
The $42.3bn-managing Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has agreed a trio of new private equity commitments worth $125.
MSD Partners, a subsidiary of Michael Dell's family private investment firm, has soared past its latest fundraising target to reach an $825m final close.
Business and financial services-focused private equity firm Corsair Capital has agreed a buyout of MSTS, a global B2B payment and credit solutions provider, from World Fuel Services Corporation.
The private equity arm of Goldman Sachs is reportedly eyeing up to $17bn across a pair of new fundraises targeting private debt and special situations investments.
