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Recently, David Brooks wrote an op-ed for the New York Times entitled “How to Leave a Mark,” which was all about the rise of mission-driven businesses and the new “impact investors” that finance these companies.
High prices have made deal-making as tricky as walking a tightrope.
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms collected approximately $39.96 billion in commitments during the first quarter of 2014, with nearly $800 million from mezzanine funds. The latest fundraising drive far exceeds the $25.8 billion recorded this time last year.
Fundraising by U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine funds nudged slightly higher during the last two weeks and stands at more than $39.5 billion so far this year.
TGI Fridays, the global casual dining restaurant chain known for its red-striped canopies and memorabilia-rich decor, is in advanced talks to sell itself to buyout firm TriArtisan Capital Partners, people familiar with the matter told sister news service Reuters.
Nicolas Rohatyn, CEO of the The Rohatyn Group, discusses the risks and rewards of investing in emerging markets
“Super LP” Chris Douvos, a managing director at Venture Investor Associates, talks in this video about the firm’s approach to fund-of-funds investing. Despite the name, the firm invests not only in VC but also growth equity and buyouts, a segment where Douvos says it favors lower-mid-market managers.
Megan McElroy, vice president at North Sky Capital, talks in this video about the Minneapolis firm’s fund of funds program, which is focused these days on cleantech and lower mid-market buyouts.
Lincoln Singleton, a managing director at boutique mid-market investment bank Evercore Partners, talks in this video about his work as a placement agent in the firm’s private funds group.