Bain Capital gives investors a choice in Europe
Bain Capital is offering investors two fee structures for its new European private equity fund. FORTUNE -- Bain Capital recently began raising around €3.5 billion for its fourth European private equity...
View ArticleExclusive: Altamont Capital raising second fund
Private equity firm targets $600 million, but likely will raise much more. FORTUNE -- Private equity firm Altamont Capital Partners is beginning to raise its second fund, Fortune has learned. Its...
View ArticleDeals of the day
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter VENTURE CAPITAL DEALS Xagenic Inc., a Toronto-based developer of a lab-free molecular diagnostic platform, has raised C$20...
View ArticlePrivate equity has a whistleblower problem
A whistleblower has accused private equity firms of violating securities laws. What does it mean? FORTUNE -- For decades, private equity funds have collected "transaction fees" from their portfolio...
View ArticleOppenheimer maintains ties with investor accused of fraud
Oppenheimer & Co. wants to put its private equity scandal behind it. Well, sort of. FORTUNE -- We're written a lot over the past couple of years about how a private equity unit of Oppenheimer &...
View ArticleHow Thoma Bravo made $600 million in 3 months
In August, Thoma Bravo bought Digital Insight for around $1 billion. Yesterday, it agreed to sell it for $1.65 billion. FORTUNE -- NCR Corp. yesterday announced agreed to acquire Digital Insight Corp.,...
View ArticleCredit Suisse selling old private equity assets
Credit Suisse continues to shed private equity assets. FORTUNE -- Credit Suisse (CS) has agreed to sell its remaining limited partnership interests in DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, a private equity...
View ArticleWarburg Pincus loses managing director
Rosanne Zimmerman leaves private equity firm after 15-year run. FORTUNE -- Rosanne Zimmerman has stepped down as a managing director with private equity firm Warburg Pincus, Fortune has learned....
View ArticleCongress guts private equity regulations it doesn't understand
Congress yesterday voted to gut oversight regulations on private equity, and in the process displayed remarkable ignorance. FORTUNE -- The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday voted to gut the only...
View ArticleBlackstone responds to Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart likens private equity execs to movie mobsters. But Blackstone says it really was the romantic lead. FORTUNE -- The Blackstone Group (BX) found itself in The Daily Show's sights last night,...
View ArticleExclusive: George Zimmer on being fired by Men's Wearhouse, and what's next
You're going to like this interview with The Men's Wearhouse founder George Zimmer. We guarantee it. FORTUNE -- It was the firing heard around America. George Zimmer was out at The Men's Wearhouse...
View ArticleHgCapital loses its head of TMT investing
London private equity investor Alex King leaving HgCapital. FORTUNE -- Alex King has resigned as a partner with European private equity firm HgCapital, Fortune has learned. He had joined the...
View ArticleAmerican Infrastructure raises $800 million fund
American Infrastructure MLP Fund busts through its target. FORTUNE -- American Infrastructure MLP Fund has closed its second investment fund with $800 million in capital commitments, Fortune has...
View ArticleInvestcorp loses tech investors
Investcorp Technology Partners slims down. FORTUNE -- Andrew Flett has left Investcorp Technology Partners after 15 years with the private equity firm, Fortune has learned. Fellow principals Glenn Luk...
View ArticleInvestor AB kills off U.S. venture capital program
Investor Growth Capital will no longer make new U.S. investments. FORTUNE -- Sweden's Investor AB has pulled the plug on its U.S. venture capital and growth equity program, Fortune has learned. The...
View ArticleAnother sign of a buyout bubble
KKR is overpaying to buy a bond fund that it already controls. FORTUNE -- Buyout firms appear to be running out of things to buy out. And so they are buying themselves. Late on Monday KKR & Co....
View ArticleThe day in deals
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter Venture Capital Deals Nest Labs, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based maker of smart home devices like thermostats and smoke...
View ArticleJoe Lieberman joins private equity firm
Ex-Senator to advise Chicago-based private equity firm on regulatory matters. FORTUNE -- Joe Lieberman has found a new calling: Private equity. The former U.S. Senator and vice presidential candidate...
View ArticleDeals of the day
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter Venture Capital Deals Amprius, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based maker of lithium-ion catteries for consumer electronics, has...
View ArticleEx-FCC boss: I won't be lobbying for Carlyle
Why did The Carlyle Group hire Julius Genachowski? FORTUNE -- Julius Genachowski today began work as a managing director at private equity firm The Carlyle Group (CG), eight months after stepping down...
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