Buyout
THL Partners seals quick Juvare exit to Rothschild private equity arm, two years after Intermedix spin-out

THL Partners seals quick Juvare exit to Rothschild private equity arm, two years after Intermedix spin-out

Rothschild's private equity arm Five Arrows has picked up critical incident preparedness and response software company Juvare from Thomas H Lee Partners.

General Partners
Fashion victims: GPs face a tough year in the clothing & accessories sector

Fashion victims: GPs face a tough year in the clothing & accessories sector

Fashion has been one of the sectors hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in depressed M&A trends for the foreseeable future and a tough road ahead for GPs exposed to the industry. Alessia Argentieri

asia
Permira picks up EF’s China, Indonesia kids English language teaching unit, deal pegged at about $1.5bn

Permira picks up EF’s China, Indonesia kids English language teaching unit, deal pegged at about $1.5bn

Private equity major Permira has sealed a buyout of EF Education First's children's English language education unit at a reported valuation of about $1.5bn.

advisor
Ex-Mastercard CEO, president Lockhart brings expertise to Blackstone as senior advisor

Ex-Mastercard CEO, president Lockhart brings expertise to Blackstone as senior advisor

Former Mastercard president and CEO Gene Lockhart has been hired by Blackstone as a senior advisor, with a focus on the firm's growth equity and opportunistic investment units.

Pension Funds
Massachusetts pension posts a pandemic-related private equity loss

Massachusetts pension posts a pandemic-related private equity loss

The pandemic resulted in an 8.3% decline in the value of private-equity investments held by the Massachusetts state pension fund

Banking Profiles
Barclays’ China fund middleman quizzed in Staveley case

Barclays’ China fund middleman quizzed in Staveley case

Lawyers for Staveley’s PCP Capital Partners pressed Kenneth Griffin on whether he ever acted as a principal investor

Economy
Canyon Bridge’s Kuo: Globalisation is needed to boost growth after lockdown

Canyon Bridge’s Kuo: Globalisation is needed to boost growth after lockdown

Countries must resist becoming protectionist if the world economy is to emerge from its Covid-19-induced slowdown

General Partners
2008 vs 2020: The lessons private equity needs to learn…and unlearn

2008 vs 2020: The lessons private equity needs to learn…and unlearn

Hindsight shows that investments made during the 2008 credit crunch delivered strong returns for many general partners

Europe
AMB :- Antin Infrastructure Partners raises $7.63bn for the fourth fund

AMB :- Antin Infrastructure Partners raises $7.63bn for the fourth fund

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Europe-based infrastructure investment firm Antin Infrastructure Partners has wrapped up its fourth fund at its €6.5 billion ($7.63 billion) hard cap. The vehicle, Antin Infrastructure Partn...Article Link

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