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WEBPrivate equity dwells on tax changes at UK summit. In spite of growing optimism over a wider market recovery, the mood music at today’s BVCA summit was tempered by the prospect of tax hikes in next month’s budget. Revenue …
Fund-of-funds ranking shows once sluggish sector becoming …
WEBMonday June 13, 2022 8:35 am. The inaugural HEC-Dow Jones Performance Ranking of Private Equity Fund-of-Funds 2021 has been dominated by US firms which occupy all of the top five positions and eight of the top 10. The ranking puts New Jersey-based Union Grove Venture Partners in top position with Washington DC-based Accolade Partners in second ...
Buyout firms go head-to-head in race for capital
WEBNov 15, 2021 · Record-breaking fundraising, rising dry powder and faster fundraising cycles. Private equity is on steroids. Buyout shops worldwide have raised more than $714bn in dry powder so far this year, according to data provider Preqin, and the mountain of unspent capital is set to reach new heights as the industry gears up …
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Graphite Capital sells U-Pol for £428m - Private Equity News
WEBJul 8, 2021 · UK mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has sold its stake in automotive and refinishing manufacturer U-Pol to Philadelphia-based Axalta Coating Systems. The transaction values U-Pol at £428m, generating a total return of 4.5 times Graphite’s investment. Graphite led a £139m buy-out of U-Pol in 2010.
Blackstone’s Tony James, executive vice-chairman, to retire
WEBFriday December 3, 2021 11:53 am. Hamilton “Tony” James, who helped transform Blackstone Inc. BX 2.61% from a small private-equity shop into an investment giant with $731 billion in assets across numerous business lines, is leaving the company. Mr. James, who is currently serving as Blackstone’s executive vice chairman, will retire in ...
US mid-market firms dominate HEC’s 2021 global private equity …
WEBMar 21, 2022 · By. Mark Latham. Monday March 21, 2022 8:16 am. North American private equity houses dominate a new ranking of the performance of global mid-market firms, with just three firms – two in Europe and one in Australia – making it into the top 20. The first HEC Paris-Dow Jones ranking of the performance of private equity mid-market firms ...
Rainmakers: Waterland may be the best PE firm you’ve never …
WEBSelin Bucak. Monday August 24, 2020 10:25 am. The best private equity firm in Europe isn’t one of the usual suspects. It doesn’t even hail from the United Kingdom, the industry’s traditional hotbed. But what it lacks in name recognition, Waterland Private Equity more than makes up for in deal activity. The little-known Dutch buyout group ...
Ultra Electronics takeover by Advent’s Cobham moves closer to …
WEBJun 24, 2022 · The UK government is set to wave through undertakings proposed by Advent-owned Cobham Group Holdings to allow its takeover of Ultra Electronics. Ultra, a manufacturer of sonar and radio communication systems used by navies and air forces, had agreed last August to a £2.57bn takeover by Cobham, a UK manufacturer of defence equipment which is ...
Rising Stars of Private Equity 2022 | Private Equity News - Financial …
WEBThis year’s Rising Stars of Private Equity is published at a time of great uncertainty for the sector as the young professionals on the list battle with rising interest rates, high inflation and supply chain issues for their portfolio companies. They have risen to these challenges, with many of the rising stars achieving recent promotions and ...