Annabelle Ju
Based in New York, Annabelle Ju covers North American institutional investors and fund regulation as the US Private Equity Reporter for Private Equity International and private funds management. She previously reported on market structure at Bloomberg and obtained her Master of Science degree from Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Merchant bank Carl Marks is an anchor investor in the fund focused on the lower mid-market.
Trivest has already closed 15 transactions this year and expects this rate of investment to continue.
The pair, alongside co-investors, will commit $1bn to Altice’s proposed purchase of the cable operator.
The energy-focused firm seeks to make growth investments of up to $75 million.
Kathy Wanner has spent 22 years at the firm and is looking at options in healthcare for her next move.
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The Canadian firm has co-invested in two out of three of its transactions alongside Canadian pension funds OPSEU and CDPQ.
Palico’s poll of 92 LPs found that 59% of them will seek direct investing.
The Toronto-headquartered firm added to its London team and made a slew of promotions across its PE, secondaries and infrastructure teams.
NEPC’s Q3 2015 poll shows that in response to high valuations and restricted access to top quartile managers, these investors are looking into co-investing.
Adjusting for leverage and sector-geography exposure, PE deals returned 9.8% per year for investors, with sales growth the most significant driver.