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Deals of the day: The next $1 billion IPO
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter Venture Capital Deals Elasticsearch Inc., an Amsterdam-based provider of a real-time search and analytics platform, has...
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For private equity firms, now is the time to sell
Private equity firms are heading for the exits. They’re cashing out records amounts of money this year with little sign of slowing down - at least as long as investor appetite for initial public...
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The biggest private equity firm you’ve never heard of
Yesterday I had meetings at the Midtown Manhattan offices of three different private equity firms. The first was with Abraaj Group, which has invested in over 200 companies and manages more than $7.5...
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The one question all private equity investors should ask
“When we have examined how fees and expenses are handled by advisers to private equity funds, we have identified what we believe are violations of law or material weaknesses in controls over 50% of the...
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Chico’s may be considering a takeover by a private equity firm
Chico’s FAS CHS is reportedly mulling a sale to private equity, a potential multi-billion dollar deal that would result in another women’s retailer exiting the public market. The possible deal,...
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Deals of the day: Visier raises $25 million
Venture Capital Deals Visier, a workforce analytics and planning software company with offices in Vancouver and San Jose, has raised $25.5 million in Series C funding. Adams Street Partners led the...
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Today’s deals: Alibaba keeps buying
Venture Capital Deals Handybook, a provider of on-demand home cleaning services, has raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Revolution Growth Fund. The company previously raised $19 million from...
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Exclusive: IFC private equity boss resigns
David Wilton has stepped down as chief investment officer for global private equity at the International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, Fortune has learned. He formally gave notice...
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Private equity fuels Ironman triathlon organizer’s gauntlet
Ironman triathletes take gels and sports drinks to help them advance from stage to stage during a grueling race. For the event’s organizer, the expertise of a private equity firm is what does the...
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HubSpot CEO: Fundraising lessons learned
By Brian Halligan, contributor Times have changed in the growth equity game. It used to be that early-stage venture folks just did early-stage investing, late-stage venture folks just did late stage...
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Alcoa revs up its aerospace business with Firth Rixson purchase
Alcoa, the global aluminum and metals producer, is expanding its reach into aerospace with its $2.85 billion purchase of Firth Rixson, the company announced Thursday. Alcoa AA will pay $2.35 billion in...
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Michaels IPO prices at low end, but Bain and Blackstone get big payday
After a long wait to return to the public markets, arts and crafts retailer Michaels priced shares in its initial public offering for $17 on Thursday, according to a report by CNBC. While the pricing...
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Lululemon’s founder, advisors considering a buyout
Lululemon Athletica’s LULU founder Dennis “Chip” Wilson is sniffing around options to take the company private, people with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday. Wilson has met with private equity...
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Riding high, with one eye on the ‘What If?’
Beach reading for Todd Ahlsten this summer will once again be The Black Swansame as always. The chief investment officer of Parnassus Investments, which oversees $11.5 billion, doesnt go on vacation...
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KKR isn’t just First Data’s owner. It’s also First Data’s fee-taking banker.
Payment processing company First Data Corp. appears to have finished raising its $3.5 billion in new equity funding, according to a regulatory filing. But the filing also shows how more than $40...
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Dear Container Store: It’s not the weather or the retail funk. It’s you.
After a hard winter gave retailers a convenient excuse for their poor results, retailers have found a new version of “the dog ate my homework”: U.S. consumers who just aren’t in the mood. Container...
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Can a new owner fatten up Slim-Fast?
Unilever yesterday decided to get a bit thinner by selling off a majority stake in Slim-Fast, the 37 year-old weight management and meal replacement shake-maker. The buyer is Kainos Capital, a...
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Ex-CalPERS CEO admits he’s a crook
When former CalPERS CEO Fred Buenrostro was charged more than a year ago by both federal and state officials with fraud and obstruction of justice charges, something didnt seem right. The allegations...
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The best and worst of Wall Street 2011: V.C. and private equity
The past year was harvest time in the private capital markets, as venture capital and buyout firms looked to sell long-held portfolio holdings or take them public. In addition to huge IPOs for HCA HCA...
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Deals of the Day: Contigo, Griffin’s Foods, Urban Compass
To get deals in your inbox each morning, sign up for our Term Sheet newsletter. Venture Capital Deals • Urban Compass, New York-based real-estate site for buying and renting apartments, has raised $40...
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