Entries tagged "Silver Lake Partners"
The Carlyle Group once again finds itself at the top of the list of the largest private equity firms in the world, according to Private Equity International magazine....
After pouring billions into private equity vehicles last year and then watching dealflow slow to a crawl, one might think limited partner appetite for the asset class would be quenched, but the love affair remains strong. Only two business days into March and over $19 billion has gone into new buyout funds. ...
Leveraged buyout activity may be down, but that hasn't dampened limited partner appetite for private equity funds -- especially targeted ones. Silver Lake, which specializes in technology buyouts, has swept past its $7.5 billion target for its latest fund, closing with $9.3 billion, according to a report on peHUB,. Meanwhile, Norwegian oil-and-gas-focused private equity firm HitecVision Private Equity AS has powered up with a new $800 million oversubscribed fund that blew away its $600 million target....
