Shore Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on lower-middle market investments, has closed its inaugural Healthcare Advantage Fund, second Business Services Partners Fund, and first Shore Search Partners Fund with a combined $1.9bn in commitments.
LongWater, an alternative asset management firm focused on the lower middle market, has formed Cypress Rail Solutions (Cypress), a new railcar services company, in partnership with longtime industry executives Randy Meyer and Brian Trammell.
VSS Capital Partners, a private investment firm investing in the healthcare, education, and business services industries, has completed a platform investment in private equity sector management consulting firm Treya Partners.
The winners of the Private Equity Wire US Awards 2024, which recognise excellence among private equity fund managers and service providers in the US across a wide range of categories, were announced at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (9 October), at The Penn Club, New York.
Investment banks, which faced significant losses on risky merger and acquisition (M&A) loans due to a spike in global interest rates, are now aggressively returning to the leveraged buyout (LBO) market — one of the most profitable sectors in finance, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private markets are becoming a key player in energy transition investments, while public markets continue to show a preference for fossil-fuel assets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing recent research from BloombergNEF.
Butterfly Equity, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm specialiSing in the food and beverage sector, is to acquire The Duckhorn Portfolio, a North American high-end wine company in an all-cash transaction that values the business at approximately $1.95bn.
Nuveen Private Capital, the $74bn private credit platform and one of the world’s largest private credit managers, has continued the expansion of its pan-European coverage team with the appointment of Ralph Hora as Partner and Head of DACH, Business Development.
Global law firm Kirkland & Ellis has appointed experienced private equity lawyer Sebastian Pitz as a Partner based in the firm’s new Frankfurt office. Pitz, joins Kirkland from White & Case, where he also held the position of Partner.
The winners of the Private Equity Wire Global ESG Awards 2024, which recognise environmental, social and governance excellence in private equity, were announced at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (9 October), at the Penn Club, New York.
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