Kohlberg Targets $3 Billion for Latest Fund

Kohlberg Targets $3 Billion for Latest Fund

The private equity firm’s ninth flagship vehicle would exceed its $2.2bn predecessor   Kohlberg & Co. is seeking to raise the largest buyout fund in its 32-year history, according to a public pension document. The vehicle, Kohlberg Investors IX LP, has a...
Serial-Entrepreneurs Sells Company at $200 Million Valuation.

Serial-Entrepreneurs Sells Company at $200 Million Valuation.

Danish serial entrepreneurs Mads Faurholt and Stefan Bruun have sold their stake in the comparison platform CompareAsiaGroup through their investment company Nova Founders Capital at a price that values the company at more than $200 million. The sale follows just...
Private equity owners go on a ‘buy and build’ spree in Europe

Private equity owners go on a ‘buy and build’ spree in Europe

According to Silverfleet Capital’s monitor, there were 368 add-on deals in the first half of 2019 Private equity-backed companies in Europe made 368 add-on acquisitions in the first half of the year — the highest ever recorded for the period since 1998, according to...
What Two Centuries Of Data Tell Us About Investing

What Two Centuries Of Data Tell Us About Investing

As factor investing propagates, new analysis from Robeco Institutional Asset Management based on two centuries of data sheds light on its performance. Factor investing seeks an edge over broad market investing by identifying certain characteristics that may...