Firms & Funds

Elizabeth Danes, a former executive at Capital Z Partners who ran her own firm for the past three years, died earlier this month after an 11 year battle with breast cancer.
New York-based lower mid-market buyout shop ICV Partners hit its $400 million target for ICV Partners Fund III, and its president said the firm seeks to close two to three acquisitions per year on targets with EBITDA of  $10 million to $30 million.
Energy & Minerals Group’s $1.2 billion investment in Aubrey McClendon’s American Energy - Utica LLC venture earned it a 4x return in five months, based on a $5 billion implied valuation of the energy venture in a recent debt deal.
Vortus Investment Advisors LLC, which focuses on deals in the energy industry, has held a first close on its debut fund on $100 million, according to a person with knowledge of the fundraising.
Olympus Partners paid less than 8x EBITDA for packaging firm Pregis Corp North America after factoring in an accounting benefit of the deal, according to a source familiar with the recently closed transaction.
Warburg Pincus LLC is close to a deal to acquire Wencor Group LLC, a manufacturer of commercial aircraft parts, for $800 million to $900 million, people familiar with the matter said.
Large amounts of capital chasing investment opportunities Canadian pension in eighth year of active management Foreign assets make up 69 percent of portfolio The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, one of the world’s biggest dealmakers, said it is hard to find good deals because most assets are fully priced, but it will be patient and […]
The University of Texas Investment Management Company’s venture portfolio includes bets on recent funds from Union Square Ventures, IA Ventures, Foundry Group, True Ventures, Cendana Capital and now Techstars and Pinto Technology Ventures. Many of these funds are still too young to get a solid gauge of their eventual performance. But a good number have […]
The $51 billion Alaska Permanent Fund Corp allocated $750 million to set up a strategic partnership to invest in private credit with Apollo Global Management, following up on last year’s commitment to a customized Carlyle Group program.
The $95 billion New York State Teachers’ Retirement System’s 10-member retirement board has authorized its chief investment officer, Thomas K. Lee, to hire TorreyCove Capital Partners LLC as the pension system’s private equity consultant for one year, effective May 1, according to the agency’s website.
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