T-street Capital, LLC announced that it has completed the spinout of a private equity portfolio from a well-established publicly traded commercial bank. T-street acquired the private equity holdings from the bank's affiliated small business...
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Shoreline Equity Partners, a private equity firm with a disciplined and collaborative approach to investing in U.S. lower middle market companies, announced its launch. Shoreline’s investment philosophy is focused on being an ideal partner to...
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Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, software, industrial technology, and healthcare industries, announced the final closing of Genstar Capital Partners IX with $5.5 billion in...
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February 25, 2019, 08:01 AM
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Falfurrias Capital Partners announced it has closed its new middle-market private equity fund, Falfurrias Capital Partners IV, at its hard cap of $500 million in investor commitments.The Charlotte-based private equity firm, founded by former Bank of...
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February 20, 2019, 09:09 AM
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Amid rising concerns about a downturn in the economic cycle, institutional investors are looking to mitigate risks by increasing allocations to private markets according to BlackRock’s annual survey of global institutions.
Globally, over half (56%1)...
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January 21, 2019, 08:21 AM
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The past 12 months marked the most active year ever recorded for private equity-backed buyout deal making, according to a new report from Preqin.
There were 5,106 acquisitions announced in 2018, the fifth consecutive year in which the number of...
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January 08, 2019, 07:50 AM
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The stable sector outlook for global investment managers (IMs) in 2019 reflects growing scale and product diversity, which should provide a degree of cushion against multiple sector headwinds, Fitch Ratings says. However, traditional IMs may be more...
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December 10, 2018, 07:11 AM
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The private equity sector can expect to see an expanding bidding war for top talent, according forthcoming research from Hunt Scanlon Media. Persistent global talent shortages across the C-suite are driving the trend, with nearly every industry and...
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December 05, 2018, 07:06 AM
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CEPRES released their latest analysis of the North American Buyout market revealing the changing dynamics in pricing multiples and value creation post-GFC (Global Financial Crisis).
By analyzing the 4,485 North America Buyout deals since 2009...
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October 29, 2018, 07:07 AM
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Abacus Finance Group, LLC (Abacus), a New York-based direct lending company that provides cash-flow senior financing for private equity-sponsored, lower-middle market companies, announced that it served as Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger for...
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October 15, 2018, 07:00 AM
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Following two quarters of lower private equity fundraising, Q3 activity has picked up, with 214 funds raising a total of $121 billion, Preqin reports.
Analysts expect these figures to rise by up to 10% as more information becomes available, but the...
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October 05, 2018, 07:11 AM
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Investor interest in distressed debt currently outstrips all other private debt fund types, with 52% of institutions targeting the strategy in Q1 2018. However, fundraising has slumped in 2018 so far, with just three distressed debt funds having...
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BlackRock Inc. and Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC (TCP) announced a definitive agreement under which BlackRock will acquire TCP, a manager focused on middle market performing credit and special situation credit opportunities.
The acquisition...
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