Matt Levin

Goldman Sachs’ private equity arm and Myers Industries have agreed to terminate their merger agreement, months after Goldman paid a $35m fee to extend its closing.

In the wake of Yucaipa-owned Aloha Airlines’ bankruptcy, yet another private equity-owned commercial airline has crashed.

The mid-market consumer specialist adds to its food and beverage portfolio with ready-to-drink tea maker.

The pension’s lowest annual return for five years was boosted by alternatives, despite private equity returns falling by almost two-thirds. Teachers’ also faces a $587 million break-up fee if the BCE transaction fails to close.

The William Morris Agency has enlisted Carlyle co-founder Edward Mathias and actor Ashton Kutcher to direct a blank cheque vehicle.

Oversubscribed Cadent Energy Partners II will target small- to medium-sized energy companies throughout North America.

The private equity firms may lose millions as Yucaipa’s Aloha Airlines and Stein’s Ziff Davis file for Chapter 11.

As part of its clean tech investment drive, the German bank’s asset management division is in the early stages of developing a fund exclusively devoted to climate change technology.

Amid significant turnover, former vice president of private equity Jane Mendillo will return to the world's largest university endowment after leaving the Crimson for Wellesley College in 2002.

Looking to capitalise on post-Asian financial crisis recovery, the Indonesia-based firm has raised more than $30 million so far for its Southeast Asian fund.