Private equity (PE) in 2015 turned in a solid year against a backdrop of slowing global economy, increasing volatility in public equity markets and feverish competition that drove investment multiples to new highs, according to Bain & Company. The firm’s seventh annual private equity report reveals that new PE deal-making
Private equity managers are finding that increased demands for transparency from their LPs are requiring them to change their mindset, especially when it comes to sharing information on how assets are valued. LPs are doing more due diligence, asking PE managers to explain why they value a target company at, say, 8X EBITDA, and a
Shamrock Capital Advisors has held final the final closing of Shamrock Capital Growth Fund IV, a USD700 million fund focused on providing buyout and growth capital investments in companies within the media, entertainment and communications industries. This marks the fourth such fund raised and managed by Shamrock focusing on these
Miami-based private equity firm Trivest Partners has appointed Greg Baty as a Partner. Most recently, Greg was a Principal at Hamilton Lane, a global private equity management firm with approximately USD240 billion in total assets under management and supervision, where he managed the firm’s South Florida office. Over the past
Augentius, a specialist service provider to private equity and real estate funds, has expanded its client revenue by more than 30 per cent in 2015. This has enabled the firm to maintain its track record of achieving at least 20 per cent growth every year. Augentius now has USD90.5bn assets
LiveAction, an enterprise IT network visibility software platform, has secured USD36 million in a Series B financing round led by venture capital and private equity firm Insight Venture Partners led the investment round with participation from prior investors Accelerate-IT Ventures and Cisco Investments. The funding will be used to expand
CoInvestor, a new service enabling private investors to co-invest alongside professional Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund managers, today announced that Oxford Capital and MMC Ventures are joining the CoInvestor platform in order to provide opportunities for registered users to co-invest alongside them on a deal by deal basis. The announcement
US private equity and real estate groups are paying close attention to the opportunities on offer in Ireland to pick up distressed assets, as the ripples of the '08 financial crisis continue to be felt there. Whether they are buying actual assets, or the debt that is held on those
Fountain Quail Water Management has secured a private equity commitment of up to USD40 million to expand its North American operations. Established in 1996, Fountain Quail specialises in treating and recycling produced and flowback water generated in oil and gas plays. Fountain Quail’s two proprietary systems, ROVER and NOMAD, cut
Private equity firm Monomoy Capital Partners’ portfolio company, Katun Corporation has completed a successful USD52 million recapitalisation with HSBC and Comvest Capital. The proceeds of the recapitalisation were used to repay Katun’s existing debt and to pay a substantial dividend to Katun’s shareholders. Katun is one of the world’s
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