Sentences with phrase «private equity stakes»

However, top hedge funds survived the disaster of 2008 and just as the industry is undergoing increased regulatory scrutiny, those flush with cash are also being looked to take private equity stakes in distressed banks.

Big pension and endowment funds regularly hold private equity stakes, but it's a crucial component of investing withheld from retail investors, Lee - Chin says.

Not exact matches

But in 2004, Disney sold its stake in the Town Center to the private - equity firm Lexin Capital.

• DPE Deutsche Private Equity and its co-investors agreed to sell their majority stake in Elatec, a Germany - based provider of access control solutions, via a recapitalization by Summit Partners.

• OMERS Private Equity agreed to acquire a minority stake in National Veterinary Associates, an Agoura Hills, Calif. - based owner and operator of veterinary hospitals and boarding facilities.

• Berkley Capital, W. R. Berkley Corporation's (NYSE: WRB) private equity arm, acquired a majority stake in The Crypton Companies, a Bloomfield Hills, Mich. provider of performance fabrics in the contract, home furnishings and apparel markets.

• Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings will acquire a 15 % stake in Leonard Green & Partners, a Los Angeles, Calif. - based private equity firm, according to Bloomberg.

The private equity firm will retain 100 % of its equity stake in Cision post-merger.]

Just last week, Milton, Del. - based Dogfish Head, the nation's 13th - largest craft brewer, sold a minority stake to a private equity firm.

Under Volcker, U.S. banks are generally forbidden from owning stakes in hedge funds and private equity funds, since ownership interests could allow them to indirectly participate in proprietary trading.

Schwartz, a partner at 3G who joined as CFO in 2010 when the private equity firm acquired a majority stake in the fast - food giant.

In return for its 42 percent stake in Indus Towers, Vodafone will get between 26.7 percent and 29.4 percent of the Indus - Bharti Infratel combine depending on the options two other shareholders in Indus - Idea and private equity Providence - exercise.

British retail billionaire Philip Green on Thursday sold a 25 percent stake in Topshop and Topman to U.S. private equity firm Leonard Green and Partners in a deal that values the popular high street chain at 2 billion pounds.

He had sold a stake in Kind in 2008 to the private equity firm VMG, only to buy it back in 2014.

Leonard Green's talks with Nordstrom is the uncommon example of a private equity firm taking a minority stake in a leveraged buyout.

As it turned out, however, there was a bonus that I discovered during the process of selling a majority stake in the company to Allied Capital, our new private equity partners.

Private equity firm Berkshire Partners LLC said on Wednesday it would acquire a significant minority stake in Kendra Scott Design Inc, in a deal that sources said values the Austin, Texas - based jewelry company at more than $ 1 billion.

Wilson's choices include partnering with a private equity firm in a buyout of the company, launching a proxy battle to gain additional board seats, or selling his stake, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Elliott Management has taken a stake in Micro Focus, which merged with HPE's software business last year, and wants it to sell to a private equity firm.

«The best way to think about them is as a private - equity shop operating in the software industry,» says Jeff Mo, a portfolio manager with Calgary's Mawer Investment Management, which has a 12 % stake in the company.

A source close to the deal has confirmed that Wind's chairman and CEO, Tony Lacavera, has arranged to buy out VimpelCom's majority stake with financing from Toronto private equity firm West Face Capital and others.

Private equity firm VMG group bought a stake in Kind in 2008.

Breaking Down the Buyout Numbers Why are more businesses selling stakes to private equity firms every year?

Liberty Mutual Insurance seeks bids for $ 1 billion in private - equity and real estate stakes.

Not only did Hogan feel pressure to impress his new private equity investors, he had a considerable personal financial stake in the outcome as well.

It went from being owned and run by a second - time entrepreneur to a limited partnership that brought U.S. retail experience to the table — private equity funds Advent International and Highland Capital Partners acquired a 48 % stake from Wilson in 2005 — and finally a public listing that has enabled the company to accelerate the pace of expansion.

In 2013, the U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital bought a majority stake in the company for an estimated $ 250 million, a cash infusion that will fuel Canada Goose's continued rapid expansion.

Last year the Ontario Teachers Pension Fund bought one of Spain's largest funeral businesses from 3i Group, a British private - equity firm, for # 117m, and increased its stake in a French equivalent.

LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters)- Canadian pension fund Caisse de depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) and private equity fund Ardian entered into exclusive talks to acquire a significant stake in airport ground support firm Alvest, the companies said on Wednesday.

Champaign - based sandwich chain Jimmy John's has sold a majority stake to Atlanta - based private equity group Roark Capital Group.

This week, private equity firm Warburg Pincus invested $ 600 million for a majority stake in East Coast urgent care operator CityMD.

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Those included stock in companies like Bank of America and Kraft Heinz, as well as stakes in a variety of private equity and hedge funds.

Methodology Discovery Data compiled the rankings based on discretionary and nondiscretionary assets under management listed on SEC Form ADV. To capture independent fee - only planning firms, every effort is made to exclude firms with broker - dealer and insurance company affiliations and those with substantial outside ownership stakes held by private equity firms and some outside investors.

(Reuters)- Private equity firm HGGC LLC has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in HelpSystems, valuing the U.S. information technology management software company at more than $ 1.2 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

Last May, Ancestry.com said in a statement that U.S. private equity fund Silver Lake and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC Private Ltd had acquired minority stakes in a deal valuing Ancestry.com at about $ 2.6 bprivate equity fund Silver Lake and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC Private Ltd had acquired minority stakes in a deal valuing Ancestry.com at about $ 2.6 bPrivate Ltd had acquired minority stakes in a deal valuing Ancestry.com at about $ 2.6 billion.

Neuberger Berman recently purchased a stake of private equity underwriter (PEU) Vector Capital

«They generally take majority stakes in investments — they're the capital,» said an unaffiliated private equity investor with ties to Middle Eastern money who is active in New York.

Last month, Zhonghong completed the acquisition of a 21 percent stake in SeaWorld, a U.S. theme park operator, from private equity firm Blackstone Group LP (BX.N).

The company says it struck deals to sell stakes to private equity firm Primavera Capital Group, and...

A US private equity group which owns a stake in Airbnb is in talks about buying a shareholding in Vice Media, the millennials - focused news and entertainment group, that would value it at about $ 5.25 bn (# 4.1 bn)

After working briefly at Warburg Pincus, the private equity firm that owned an equity stake in Mattel, and at Island Records, where he was director of corporate development, he joined Lafer Equity Investors, a New York hedge fund, where he learned the «craft» of risk arbitrage — betting on the outcome of mergers and acquisitions and other «event driven» opportunequity firm that owned an equity stake in Mattel, and at Island Records, where he was director of corporate development, he joined Lafer Equity Investors, a New York hedge fund, where he learned the «craft» of risk arbitrage — betting on the outcome of mergers and acquisitions and other «event driven» opportunequity stake in Mattel, and at Island Records, where he was director of corporate development, he joined Lafer Equity Investors, a New York hedge fund, where he learned the «craft» of risk arbitrage — betting on the outcome of mergers and acquisitions and other «event driven» opportunEquity Investors, a New York hedge fund, where he learned the «craft» of risk arbitrage — betting on the outcome of mergers and acquisitions and other «event driven» opportunities.

They included private - equity stakes, auto loans, a life insurer, a student - loan firm, a fund - of - hedge - funds business as well as mortgages and corporate bonds.

Private equity investors were often willing to take noncontrolling stakes in companies, leaving significant stakes for owners, managers and workers.

U.S. private - equity firm TPG said on Oct. 13 it had sold its stake in Myanmar Distillery, the country's largest spirits company, to Thai Beverage, the beer and spirits firm run by Thai magnate Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi.

Private equity firm TPG will invest $ 1.1 billion in the new company and own a majority stake.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is reportedly gearing up to buy direct minority stakes in private equity companies, initially through its Petershill II LP pooled investment vehicle but eventually via a new $ 1.5 billion dedicated fund that may be raised for the purpose.

China's sovereign wealth fund has sold its stake in the private equity firm.

Nemaska Lithium agreement with private equity giant Orion Mine Finance comes a week after $ 100B Japanese technology fund bought a stake in Quebec - based firm.

Based on analysis of more than 90 private equity funds, the IFC observed that the risks associated with minority stakes in companies could be managed effectively.