by Laura Kreutzer | Private Equity Analyst When doling out buyout commitments in Europe, limited partners have long debated the merits of pan-continental managers versus country-focused firms. But more recently, they see potential for a new player to… Read more »
By Marc Raybin | Private Equity Central Boo Who? It is Halloween and that means it is that time of the year again when the three C's come out. No, we are not talking about candy, costumes and creepiness. As Jay Tannon, a private equity lawyer from DLA… Read more »
Institutional Investors Evaluate a Multitude of Opportunities By Bruce Pflaum and Bob Moreland | The Institutional Real Estate Letter The recent collapse of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis was both a shock and a tragedy. The only positive outcome has… Read more »
Private Equity International The US private equity mid-market – made up of hundreds of firms but controlling only half the capital in the market – has been somewhat insulated from the turmoil of the megafund deal market. While it faces an altered landscape,… Read more »
New York, NY, September 5, 2007 – Catalyst Investors, a private equity fund with a focus on media, telecommunications and related Internet services, is pleased to announce the final closings of two funds – Catalyst Investors II, LP and Catalyst UK Partners,… Read more »
Real Deals When HIG Capital burst on to the European scene this summer – with a 600m fund targeting the lower mid-market and a new team made up of some of the industry's biggest rainmakers – it took many of the region's incumbent players by surprise. "I… Read more »
Middle-Eastern investors have recently been making a splash with big investments in brand-name firms. But for the moment, their appetite for smaller funds seems subdued. A trio of powerful investors dominates the limited partner scene in the Middle East.… Read more »
Private Equity International “It turned out that hurling cash at people who got a lot of press was not a good idea,” a mid-market private equity professional reminds PEI. A reference to the perils of investing through the dotcom boom and bust, the opinion… Read more »