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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 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 focus on emerging markets to find deals that offer long-term value.
Over the past five years, 517 buyout funds have been raised by U.S.-based firms, according to Thomson One, a product of Thomson Reuters.
The largest sector represented in Q1 2014 M&A exits was high technology, with 19 percent of the total, or 23 transactions.
The first quarter of 2014 finished strong with 119 M&A exits by U.S.-based buyout firms, resulting in $22.46 billion of deal volume.
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For public pension funds, private equity firms significantly outperformed the S&P 500 as of Sept. 30, 2013, over the long haul, but they are underperforming in the short term, according to data from Private Equity Growth Capital Council.
Twenty four portfolio companies backed by financial sponsors around the world made it on the Standard & Poor’s ‘weakest links’ list last month, the same number as the last list reviewed in November, according to Buyouts estimates. At the same time, the number of portfolio companies defaulting or filing for bankruptcy protection has remained depressed so far this year.
According to a report that summarizes its private equity program activity, the New York State Teachers Retirement System overwhelmingly prefers buyouts for its private equity portfolio as of the quarter that ended Sept. 20, 2013.