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M&A Wrap: PE fundraising, BC Partners, Levine Leichtman, Long Ridge, Sperry, Mitchell, JPMorgan, Ardian, LLR
PE fundraising holds strong in the third quarter with BC, Long Ridge and Levine Leichtman raising new funds. Ardian takes…
Read MoreBC Partners is Said to Be Halfway to $10 Billion Fund Record
BC is helping to finance a 3 billion-pound ($3.9 billion) hostile bid from its portfolio company, Canadian security firm GardaWorld,…
Read MoreRight Time to Sell, Before Taxes Go Up
A potential doubling of the capital gains tax upon a sale has owners contemplating exits, writes Beatrice Mitchell, co-founder and…
Read MoreStanford Economists Win Nobel Prize for Research on Auctions
Paul Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson, have had their ideas applied to sales of everything from aircraft landing slots to…
Read MoreTwilio Buys Customer Data Startup Segment for $3.2 Billion
Cloud-computing company Twilio has benefited during the pandemic as customers, such as retailers and health care providers, have increasingly relied…
Read MoreOctober Issue of Mergers & Acquisitions Finds Lenders Eager to Support PE-Backed Deals, as M&A Rebounds
“Now we are busy again. It’s not like last year, but there is good deal flow,” says Avante Capital Partners…
Read MoreCall for Nominations: 2021 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A
Newcomers to last year’s list included: Shay Brokemond from William Blair (pictured); Kate Faust from Rockwood Equity; Chen Na from…
Read MoreWall Street Is Helping Private Equity Recycle Its Old Assets
Firms under pressure to offload assets from their expiring funds are opting to repackage them into new vehicles as the…
Read MoreM&A Wrap: Morgan Stanley, Eaton Vance, Navaid Equity, Steris, L Catterton, Warburg Pincus
Morgan Stanley buys Eaton Vance, as it expands into asset management. Former Sun Capital executives form new PE firm that…
Read MoreJPMorgan Pledges Billions in Spending to Fix Racial Wealth Gap
“It’s long past time that society addresses racial inequities in a more tangible, meaningful way,” says CEO Jamie Dimon.
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