Searchlight, ForgeLight Complete Univision Stake
Searchlight Capital Partners and ForgeLight complete majority stake in Univision, the largest Spanish-language broadcaster in the United States. Searchlight and ForgeLight acquired...
Owl Rock and Dyal Capital Merge
Owl Rock Capital Group and Dyal Capital Partners agree to merge and go public. They will do this through Altimar Acquisition Corp,...
CapVest Partners LP Acquires Datasite
CapVest Partners LP, a London private equity firm, acquires Datasite, a Minneapolis-based provider of virtual room software services to principals involved in...
Shamrock Holdings Investing in Excel Sports Management
Private equity firm, Shamrock Holdings, has just invested in Excel Sports Agency. This is the first major outside investment for Excel.
130-Year-Old Tableware Company, Lenox, Bought by PE Firm
Tableware manufacturing company, Lenox, now has new owners. On Monday October 19, private equity firm, Centre Lane, announced that they bought the company.
Fairfax to Sell RiverStone Europe
Fairfax is going to sell RiverStone Europe to CVC for $750 million. FairFax, a holding company involved with casualty and property insurance,...
Shamrock Capital Acquires Taylor Swift’s Masters
Shamrock Capital acquires Taylor Swift's masters for $300 million. The private equity firm acquired the rights to the pop star's first six...
Vista Equity Partners Acquires Customer Success Startup Gainsight
This week, PE firm Vista Equity Partners Management LLC (Vista) announced it has acquired customer success startup Gainsight. According to reports, the...
Women Step in as Venture Capitalists in the Life Sciences Industry
It’s not surprising to associate male contributors as venture capitalists. 91% of VC decision-makers in the U.S. comprise male leadership.
AA Motoring Group Considering Becoming Private Again
Motor rescue-and-insurance company Automobile Association Developments Ltd (The AA) will be going back into private equity. The company has agreed to a...