It was a curious moment last year when Carlyle Group Inc., once famous for bold bets on defense contractors, hired one of the more prominent names in socially responsible investing. Megan Starr is a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. alum known to appear on stages at gatherings...
The sports and live-entertainment industries are booming, with global revenues from sports projected to be $64 billion this year and live entertainment expected to generate $35 billion. And private equity professionals are no stranger to the game of finding...
Start-up founders and shareholders used to hope for a flashy exit in the public markets. They’re increasingly being swallowed by private equity instead, according to PitchBook. Flush with cash, private equity funds are snapping up venture-capital-backed start-ups. The...
Mark Redman, who has been global head of private equity since 2015, made a personal decision to leave the organisation Omers Private Equity, the buyout arm of one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, has appointed Michael Graham as its new head....
More than 70% of 90 IPOs backed by buyouts between 2010 and 2014 underperformed Investors that bet on private equity-backed stock market listings have been badly disappointed. Craft beer chain BrewDog, luxury car maker Aston Martin, and discount retailer Poundland are... 