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2016 Year in Review: Top 5 PE deals, exits & funds |
| Much of the story of private equity in 2016 involves a scaling back from 2015, when deal activity across just about every sector reached a decade high. By and large, that reduction in scope carries over to some of the year's biggest headlines, too.
But there are still, of course, plenty of deals and vehicles worth highlighting that can help reveal... |
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| | | 2016 Year in Review: 9 reports you won't want to miss |
| Over the past year, we have invested a lot into our growing team of research analysts and the reports they help produce.
Here's a look at some of our best work: Get free access to any of our reports here. |
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| | | | Shira Ovide and Lisa Abramowicz try to figure out what private equity firms can learn from the ghosts of buyouts past. [Bloomberg]
How a former PayPal employee turned himself into Silicon Valley’s favorite magician. [BuzzFeed]
What companies can learn from private equity firms about corporate governance. [Harvard Business Review]
Sex, drugs and pension funds. [Forbes] |
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Since yesterday, the PitchBook Platform added: | 93 Deals | 1070 People | 522 Companies | 2 Funds |
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2007 Vintage US Venture Funds with Software Investments |
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DPC completes two acquisitions to create flooring platform |
| Dunes Point Capital has acquired Floors and Malibu Acceptance, with plans to merge the two Texas-based flooring companies. With six retail centers, four design centers and four builder operation centers, Floors designs, sells and installs flooring products. Malibu is also a flooring designer and installer operating in 13 states. |
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| | | Transaction Advisors Deals Forum: Private Equity & Middle Market Transaction Structuring | Winter 2017 |
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There will be no better forum to discuss and consider these key issues than the Transaction Advisors Deals Forum in Chicago on January 12.
Register now with code PBUser to receive a $100 discount. |
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Bain Capital in talks to buy Consolis |
| Building Products | Paris, France | Secondary Buyout |
| | | Arlington Capital buys Molecular Products |
| Devices and Supplies | Essex, UK | Buyout |
Arlington Capital Partners has acquired Molecular Products, a manufacturer of advanced chemistry products for the healthcare, defense and industrial markets that specializes in carbon dioxide removal, oxygen generation and the filtration of harmful emissions. The company previously received a £4 million investment from Business Growth Fund in 2014. |
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| | | | Home Furnishings | Valencia, Spain | PE Growth |
The European arm of H.I.G. Capital has made a significant investment in Royo Group, a manufacturer of bathroom furnishings and appliances. The company’s management team led by CEO Raúl Royo will remain intact. |
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| | | Clessidra to sell most of stake in Buccellati |
| Luxury Goods | Milan, Italy | Corporate Acquisition |
Clessidra Capital Partners and the company's family ownership have agreed to sell an 85% stake in Italian jeweler Buccellati to Chinese conglomerate Gangtai Group (SSE: 600687) in a deal that values Buccellati at €230 million, according to the Financial News. The sale comes three years after Clessidra purchased a 67% stake in the company and will see Clessidra and the Buccellati family retain a combined 15% stake. |
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Brentwood looks to raise $750M for latest vehicle |
| Brentwood Associates has set a $750 million target for its sixth flagship fund, according to an SEC filing. The firm closed its previous fund on $688 million in 2014, surpassing an initial $500 million target. |
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| | | Varsity Healthcare raises $300M for second fund |
| Varsity Healthcare Partners has reached its $300 million target for the firm's second buyout fund, according to an SEC filing. Varsity was founded in 2012 and closed its debut healthcare fund on $240 million two years later. |
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No dice on KKR’s proposed Tatts takeover |
| Australian gaming and lottery operator Tatts has decided a takeover offer mounted earlier this month by a KKR- and Macquarie-led group is “not superior” to the company’s previously agreed upon deal to sell itself to gambling rival Tabcorp, according to reports. The KKR consortium had reportedly offered between A$4.40 and A$5 per share, while Tabcorp’s bid was A$4.34 per share. |
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