Private Equity

Chinese private equity company Beijing Hosen Investment Management has raised $440 million in capital commitments for its third consumption-focused fund. 

Merger expectations for this year among middle-market private equity borrowers, sponsors and investors are positive but varied, according to new survey data from Antares Capital.

Cerberus Capital Management’s Business Finance (CBF) affiliate has raised $2.05 billion in total capital commitments for its third middle-market direct lending fund, beating its $2 billion target.

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners has named former Cerberus Capital Management executive Andre Joy as a principal in the firm.

Encouraging words from the new U.S. administration and record highs in the stock market have not stopped some of the world's biggest private equity firms from becoming increasingly nervous that years of low interest rates and high demand for alternative investments has left the sector ripe for a downturn.

Perella Weinberg Partners has named former Bank of America Merrill Lynch chairman of global infrastructure and veteran French business executive David Azéma as a partner in its advisory business. 

Famed turnaround artist and billionaire private equity investor Wilbur Ross has easily won confirmation as U.S. Commerce Secretary in President Donald Trump's new administration, and will now become a highly influential figure in any negotiations with U.S. trade partners.

Technology-driven alternative investment platform Artivest has inked a strategic partnership with independent advisory firm Snowden Lane Partners that will provide access to leading private equity and hedge funds to Snowden Lane’s RIAs.

Consumer-focused private equity firm North Castle Partners has named former Flywheel Sports CEO Jay Galluzzo as a managing director of the firm. 

Global financial services giant Northern Trust has collaborated with IBM to launch what it is describing as the first commercial deployment of blockchain technology for the private equity market.