Private Equity
What you need to know about private equity strategies and the key managers, investors, service providers and trends in the industry.
Deerfield commits $130m to Stanford drug discovery collaboration
January 18, 2022
Deerfield commits $130m to Stanford drug discovery collaboration
Deerfield Management committed up to $130 million to establish the Porter Alliance for Innovative Medicines at Stanford University — a…
Could 2022 be the year of the de-SPAC?
January 18, 2022
Could 2022 be the year of the de-SPAC?
One issue the SPAC boom has recently raised is whether in the U.S. the de-SPACings (the closing of particular mergers…
Apex expands to New Zealand
January 18, 2022
Apex expands to New Zealand
Fund administrator group Apex Group announced its foray into New Zealand with the acquisition of MMC Global, an administrator with…
Bay area pension boosts private equity
January 17, 2022
Bay area pension boosts private equity
The San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) approved a slew of new private equity commitments, totaling $500 million-plus, at its…
Customers Bank adds former JPMorgan exec to fund financing team
January 17, 2022
Customers Bank adds former JPMorgan exec to fund financing team
George Tam has joined Customers Bank as vice president as part of an expansion of its New York-based Fund Finance…
Sun Capital adds managing director to boost healthcare portfolio
January 17, 2022
Sun Capital adds managing director to boost healthcare portfolio
Sun Capital Partners added Sami Abbasi to its healthcare team as managing director of operations, to drive operational transformation for…
BlackRock assets soar with $30bn in alts growth in 2021
January 14, 2022
BlackRock assets soar with $30bn in alts growth in 2021
BlackRock reported that overall assets have hit the $10 trillion mark, with alternative investments growing by $30 billion over the…
Connecticut allocates more than $1bn across alts funds
January 14, 2022
Connecticut allocates more than $1bn across alts funds
The Investment Advisory Council for the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds were informed of over $1 billion in new…
LOUD Capital: Finding talent everywhere
January 14, 2022
LOUD Capital: Finding talent everywhere
Navin Goyal, MD, founded LOUD Capital in September 2015 in Columbus, Ohio, to look at ways to help medical innovations…
Incline closes latest funds at nearly $1bn
January 14, 2022
Incline closes latest funds at nearly $1bn
Incline Equity Partners closed its Incline Elevate Fund II and Incline Ascent Fund with a combined nearly $1 billion in…
