Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: U.S. middle-market private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners has reached a $1.1bn final close for its latest mid-market buyout fund, beating its initial target. Vestar VII exceeded its $1 bi...Article Link
The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of the year
Private equity firms have long been judge and jury when valuing their portfolio companies, but pressure from investors for more transparency is building up
Some lament the animosity toward those who speak about climate change, but Trump and his supporters appear to understand something their liberal detractors do not: their politics is the only authentic defence of contemporary capitalism
Shares have been on a tear since private equity firms converted to corporations
Opalesque Industry Update - Sortis Holdings Inc. (SOHI), a Portland, Oregon-based alternative investment fund manager, has launched Sortis Growth Venture Fund. The $10 million fund is a hybrid venture capital and consumer-focused private equity fund
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: A conversation about outperformance and manager selection with Cedric Kohler, Head of Advisory at Geneva-based Fundana. Fundana was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1993 as one of the first
Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: A conversation about outperformance and manager selection with Cedric Kohler, Head of Advisory at Geneva-based Fundana. Fundana was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1993 as...Article Link
The most probable scenario for the global economy this year is growth, but it is more useful to identify which unlikely events would alter this
The firm, which has its European base in Brussels, has hired Pierre Heinrichs from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) as a partner
Larger than its predecessor, the vehicle will target small, non-auctioned secondary deals below €50m
bd-capital was set up by ex-Advent International and Whitbread executives in June 2019
The launch comes at a time when an increasing number of people are leaving larger, established investment firms to set up their own businesses
Fox’s 2019 research – which looked at the entire population of partnerships regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority – revealed that women make up only 14% of senior employees
Firm executives respond to issues of transparency and public image at a Pennsylvania pension meeting
Schwarzman says there’s little doubt something ‘very profound’ appears to be happening
Wealth management groups are set to be a hot takeover target this year
Posted by Francis J. Aquila, Melissa Sawyer, and John L. Hardiman, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Editor's Note: Francis J. Aquila, Melissa Sawyer, and John L. Hardiman are partners at Sullivan
In the future, every stock, every bond, every currency, every commodity and more assets will be digitized and cryptographically secured on a blockchain. But, not only that: whoever is first to issue the digital currency
Deal volumes in Italy were up 25% in 2019 year-on-year, with firms spending approximately €10bn on 161 transactions in 2019
