The prospect of another bidder emerging from the ranks
of global private equity firms is also high, with US - based giant Carlyle Group known to have quietly sounded out former Coca - Cola Amatil managing director Terry Davis about his appetite for running a privately backed Treasury in the past few weeks.
Not exact matches
More recently, in late January
of this year, Magnetar received another settlement
of about $ 11 million, according to regulatory filings, from CEC Entertainment — the operator
of Chuck E. Cheese kid - friendly restaurants — which it had sued seeking additional shareholder compensation in CEC's 2014 buyout by
private equity firm Apollo
Global Management (apo).
Many have put up their own shares or stock
of companies they own as collateral for their loans and are increasingly copying the convoluted fund - raising strategies employed by American hedge funds and
private equity firms in financing their
global expansion drives.
The team
of over 250
global employees works with consultancies,
private equity firms and investment banks across the globe to help its clients — typically business professionals and leaders — scale.
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management said on Sunday it had agreed to acquire ClubCorp Holdings, one of the largest owners and operators of private golf and country clubs in the United States, for $ 1.1 b
Private equity firm Apollo
Global Management said on Sunday it had agreed to acquire ClubCorp Holdings, one
of the largest owners and operators
of private golf and country clubs in the United States, for $ 1.1 b
private golf and country clubs in the United States, for $ 1.1 billion.
CHAMP
Private Equity has agreed on a $ 1 billion deal to sell Accolade Wines — the biggest producer
of Australian wine and owner
of wine labels including Hardys and Grant Burge — to
global buyout
firm The Carlyle Group.
The Carlyle Group («Carlyle») is one
of the world's largest
global alternative asset management
firms that originates, structures and acts as lead
equity investor in management - led buyouts, strategic minority
equity investments,
equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, growth capital financings, real estate opportunities, bank loans, high - yield debt, distressed assets, mezzanine debt and other investment opportunities.
Amherst developed and pursued a comprehensive sale process, identifying and approaching a robust list
of potential acquirers that included
global Fortune 500 companies and national
private equity firms, in addition to numerous middlemarket strategic and financial buyers.
Further, our clients are able to leverage our
global network
of greater than 500 lenders,
private equity firms, family offices, hedge funds and insurance companies to ensure a competitive dynamic and optimized terms.
Alantra is a
global investment banking and asset management
firm focusing on the mid-market with offices across Europe, the US, Asia and Latin America Its Investment Banking division employs over 260 professionals, providing independent advice on M&A, debt advisory, financial restructuring, credit portfolio and capital markets transactions The Asset Management division comprises a team
of 78 professionals with $ 3.7 bn in
Private Equity, Active Funds, Debt and Real Estate
Mr. Hutcheson was most recently Head
of Global Real Estate with Mount Kellett Capital Management, a New York based
private equity firm with offices in key locations around the globe.
Then there's Terrapin Fabbri Management, a
private equity firm that «manages more than $ 100 million
of farm assets on behalf
of institutional investors and high net worth clients» and says it's «focused on capitalizing on the increasing
global demand for California's agricultural output.»
Bank
of America's head
of global capital markets, AJ Murphy, is leaving the bank for Silver Lake, the
private equity firm.
The company is owned by an affiliate
of The Blackstone Group, a preeminent
global private equity firm.
Platinum
Equity is a global private equity firm with a highly specialized focus on business operations and more than 20 years» experience acquiring and operating businesses that have been part of large corporate ent
Equity is a
global private equity firm with a highly specialized focus on business operations and more than 20 years» experience acquiring and operating businesses that have been part of large corporate ent
equity firm with a highly specialized focus on business operations and more than 20 years» experience acquiring and operating businesses that have been part
of large corporate entities.
TA Associates is one
of the largest and most experienced
global growth
private equity firms.
A partner at a
global private equity firm said reverse break fees remain a very small portion
of overall deals — about one in 10 — but they are starting to gain traction.
Given the prices being paid for companies, investors» returns over the life
of the fund are likely to drop into the low to mid-teens, said Hugh H. MacArthur, head
of global private equity at the consulting
firm Bain & Company, which used to be affiliated with Bain Capital, the
private equity firm.
From 2009 through 2013 he was one
of Citigroup's most senior investment bankers, serving as Chairman
of the
Global Financial Sponsors Group, leading a group
of bankers providing corporate finance services to the worlds largest
private equity firms.
Funds
of a U.K. - based
private equity and venture capital
firm on the technology and outsourcing agreements developed in connection with its acquisition
of a majority stake in an insurance software business from an Irish
global management consulting and professional services company.
The Dwyer Group is a portfolio company
of The Riverside Company ®, a
global private equity firm.
Schaafsma, who was appointed general manager
of the UK, Ireland and
Global Partners business in 2012 before becoming CEO
of the company in 2015, steered the company through major restructuring after its acquisition by
private equity firm Champ in 2011.
El - Ansary says Australia is a net capital importing country and
global private equity firms take into account a vast number
of factors including the regulatory framework when assessing potential buyout targets.
FAIRR founder Jeremy Coller, chief investment officer
of private equity firm Coller Capital, said: «The world's over-reliance on factory - farmed livestock to feed the growing
global demand for protein is a recipe for a financial, social and environmental crisis.»
In September 2017, the world's largest consumer goods
private equity firm, L Catterton, invested in a 27.9 % stake in Innis & Gunn, bringing unparalleled experience in brand building and understanding
of global consumer markets to fuel the brewer's growth internationally.
13 Aug 2013 — Campbell Soup Company announced today that it is in final and exclusive negotiations for the potential sale
of its business in Europe to CVC Capital Partners (CVC), a leading
global private equity firm.
While announcing he had reached new settlements in his probe, Cuomo's office admitted an April 5, 2007 meeting that took place between
Global Strategy Group's Jon Silvan, a partner from Intermedia (a
private equity investment
firm seeking pension fund investments) and a Mirram Executive and DiNapoli at his Manhattan office has caught the interest
of investigators.
Other prominent Democratic donors who have not given to the Democrats this year include Leon Black, a co-founder
of the $ 53 billion New York - based Apollo
Global Management a
private -
equity firm, and his wife, Debra Black.
The
firm offers a broad range
of global investment solutions and management services in
equity and fixed income strategies, alternative investments, and
private equity funds.
He has argued that failed banks should not be bailed out, Lehman's collapse was not a disaster, AIG should be declared bankrupt, that naked short selling is not a problem, that backdating isn't so bad, insider trading should be legal, many corporate CEOs are underpaid,
global solutions are worse than local solutions, Warren Buffett is overrated, Michael Milken is a great American, the collapse
of the hedge fund was not a scandal, hedge funds are over-regulated, education is overrated by the educated, bonuses at successful Wall Street's
firms are deserved and possibly undersized, management buyouts are boons to the economy, Enron's management was victimized by an over-zealous prosecution, Sarbanes - Oxley should be repealed, corporate compliance culture is a disaster, shareholder democracy is overrated, hostile takeovers ought to be revived, the market is permanently moving away from public ownership
of equity in corporations,
private partnerships are on the rise, public ignorance is encouraged and manipulated by governments and corporations, experts overrate expertise, regulatory agencies are controlled by the businesses they supposedly regulate and Wall Street is much more fun than people give it credit for.
The bank's head
of global capital markets is joining a
private equity firm; Jefferies mortgage bond trader is freed from prison.
J.D. Power is a portfolio company
of XIO Group, a
global alternative investments and
private equity firm headquartered in London, and is led by its four founders: Athene Li, Joseph Pacini, Murphy Qiao and Carsten Geyer.
Clifford Chance corporate head Guy Norman and
private equity head Jonny Myers talk to Legal Week about restructuring the German corporate practice and explain how the
firm's
global private equity team can compete with US rivals following a string
of exits.
While most lawyers engaged in
private equity deals at a top
global firm might boast
of their accomplishments or drone on about the intellectual satisfaction they derive from their work or, worst
of all, or feign modesty, Geffen does none
of these.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Freshfields) has advised leading international
private equity firm Cinven on its disposal
of CPA
Global to Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. for a total
firm value
of, according to reports, $ 3.1 billion (# 2.4 billion) including debt.
Shearman & Sterling London tax head Sarah Priestley has quit the
firm, following the recent resignation
of global private equity chief and former Weil Gotshal & Manges colleague Mark Soundy.
Six White & Case
private equity lawyers are leaving the
firm's London office after a restructuring
of the practice following the departure
of global private equity co-head Richard Youle to Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom.
In January, a nine - partner team, mostly based in Hong Kong and led by former
global head
of capital markets Edwin Luk and
global co-head
of private equity Maurice Hoo, resigned from the
firm to join Morgan Lewis & Bockius, leaving only three partners in its 11 - year - old Hong Kong office.
«The addition
of Peggy, who brings to White & Case substantial experience and client relationships, supports the
Firm's strategic plans to grow our
global private equity business.»
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has further expanded its global private equity practice and presence in Asia with the addition of Peggy Wang as a partner in its Hong Kong o
Global law
firm White & Case LLP has further expanded its
global private equity practice and presence in Asia with the addition of Peggy Wang as a partner in its Hong Kong o
global private equity practice and presence in Asia with the addition
of Peggy Wang as a partner in its Hong Kong office.
Global law
firm White & Case LLP has further expanded its
private equity capabilities in Asia - Pacific with the addition
of Jianchong (Andre) Zhu as a partner in Beijing.
We advise clients at all stages
of growth, from early - stage companies across a wide range
of fintech industry segments to major multinational corporates,
global financial services
firms, venture capital
firms, asset managers,
private equity houses and insurance companies.
Alex is co-head
of the
firm's
global financial sponsors sector and regularly advises
private equity houses and other financial sponsor clients on all types
of private equity transactions, including
private acquisitions, take -
privates, carve - outs, co-investments, consortium deals and distressed acquisitions through to exit by way
of disposals, restructurings and IPOs.
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
global co-head
of finance Stephen Gillespie has left the
firm's City office to join
private equity house LetterOne as general counsel.
The London - based legal team
of The Carlyle Group — a
global alternative asset manager with $ 195bn
of assets under management and one
of the largest
private equity firms in the world — is comprised
of three senior lawyers who work alongside Carlyle's
global GC for investments and head
of Europe, Heather Mitchell.
He regularly acts for a portfolio
of clients on corporate and mergers and acquisitions matters, recent clients include
global digital and technology
firms, international
private equity funds and multinational engineering corporations.
Rutenberg counsels hedge funds,
private equity firms, broker - dealers and other
global financial institution clients on legal issues related to the purchase and sale
of loans and securities
of distressed and bankrupt companies both domestically and in Europe.
Our lawyers work in close coordination with the
Firm's perennially top - ranked M&A,
Private Equity,
Private Funds and Business Finance & Restructuring practices, and regularly advise
global clients on the legal and financial risks associated with compensation and benefit arrangements that arise in these types
of commercial matters — many
of which require sensitive issues for senior management, transition planning and compensation.
Global law
firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), Europe's biggest specialised
private equity investor
firm in the financial services sector, on the acquisition
of Hamburg - based StarTec Payment & Service GmbH (StarTec), a leading provider
of solutions and services for cashless physical point -
of - sale (POS) payment transactions.