Amanda Janis
Amanda is the Director of Product Management for PEI, whose editorial titles include Private Equity International, Secondaries Investor, Buyouts, PE Hub, VCJ, Real Estate Capital, Private Equity Real Estate, Agri Investor, Infrastructure Investor, Private Debt Investor, Regulatory Compliance Watch and Private Funds CFO. She was previously the company's Group Managing Editor.
The Houston, Texas-based company has closed its eleventh private equity fund on $1 billion.
The Houston, Texas-based company has closed its eleventh private equity fund on $1 billion.
The Houston, Texas-based company has closed its eleventh private equity fund on $1 billion.
The two private equity firms have filed a lawsuit against Aeroflex, which last month terminated its $1 billion buyout agreement with the pair in favour of a higher offer from Veritas.
PCG International has closed its first investment vehicle, a $400 million fund of funds backed solely by CalPERS.
Days before a scheduled shareholder vote, Blackstone, KKR, Goldman and TPG have amended their agreement to buy Biomet, increasing the deal for the orthopedic products manufacturer by nearly 5 percent.
Teachers’ is the latest, major Canadian pension fund to enter take-private talks for $30 billion telecom giant BCE. Like the pensions in the two other bidding groups, Teacher’s has partnered with a heavyweight US private equity firm.
San Francissco-based middle-market firm Genstar has closed its fifth fund on $1.55 billion – more than triple the amount it raised in 2004.
The US’ largest pension fund has committed $500 million to Health Evolution Partners, a new private equity firm it created in part to lower the cost of enrollee health benefits. An additional $200 million has been allocated for similarly health-oriented fund of funds.
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Norwest Equity has invested alongside Lightyear Capital construction equipment rental firm Neff in a $900 million transaction, and simultaneously announced the sale of logistics services provider Jacobson Companies to Oak Hill.