Brad Meikle
Ascensus, which failed to get sold two years ago, is paying a $100 million dividend to its owners, which include J.C. Flowers & Co.
Alfred Villalobos, the former CalPERS board member facing federal corruption charges, died on Tuesday, a California newspaper reported.
The last few weeks of the year are always a good time to sit and ponder. We reached out to those sources we could actually locate to capture some of their deep thoughts on what 2015 will look like. Here are their answers, in no particular order:
Atlas Merchant Capital, founded by ex-Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond, has set out to raise an estimated $1 billion for a fund earmarked for investments in financial services, according to a regulatory filing.
CVC Capital Partners’ acquisition of a controlling stake in Sky Bet from European pay-TV group Sky will be backed with 390 million pounds ($591.67 million) of leveraged loans, while Golden Gate Capital will back its acquisition of ANGUS Chemical Company with $795 million of debt financing, banking sources told Reuters.
Falfurrias Capital Partners has agreed to sell Richmond, Virgina-based registered investment advisor Dorsey, Wright & Associates to NASDAQ for $225 million.
It is no secret that for the last several years, mid-market lending, once dominated by banks, is quickly becoming the province of “alternative lenders”—non-bank entities such as business development companies, credit opportunity funds and hedge funds.
PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS Altamont Capital Partners has hired K.C. Moylan as an operating partner. Moylan will focus on opportunities in the restaurant industry. Moylan most recently worked as president and chief operating officer of Pei Wei Asian Diner. Scottsdale, Arizona-based DPG Investments has expanded its team with nine key hires. Among them are Wes Anderson […]
The Securities & Exchange Commission is poised to put the brakes on small business investing, hurting the very companies that are this country’s job engine.
Download the latest “LP Commitments 2014” table from the Related Files tab below to see where the capital has been going so far this year.