Lexington Partners Collects Nearly $23 Billion for Secondhand Private-Equity Stakes

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 9, 2024 2:15 pm ET|WSJ Pro Lexington Partners, one of the oldest investors in secondhand private-equity assets, has raised $22.7 billion for its latest fundraising effort. The…

WSJ News Exclusive | Sandbrook Capital Raises $2.1 Billion to Back Climate-Infrastructure Deals

[ad_1] Dec. 14, 2023 6:30 am ET|WSJ Pro Sandbrook Capital has amassed $2.1 billion to invest in renewable-energy businesses, as the private-equity firm shifts its focus to the U.S. with…

WSJ News Exclusive | Oaktree Raises About $3 Billion for Latest Special-Situations Fund

[ad_1] Dec. 13, 2023 7:00 am ET|WSJ Pro Oaktree Capital Management has closed its third special-situations fund to invest in midmarket companies struggling with high debt or other financial challenges.…

WSJ News Exclusive | Investcorp Joins Corsair’s $4.8 Billion Infrastructure Business

[ad_1] Dec. 11, 2023 7:00 am ET|WSJ Pro Investcorp has acquired a half-interest in Corsair Capital’s nearly $5 billion infrastructure business, injecting the Bahrain-based firm into a global industry and…

Pro Take: Nine West LBO Payouts Upheld, a Blow to Creditors

[ad_1] Dec. 5, 2023 9:00 am ET|WSJ Pro More than $1 billion doled out to shareholders in Sycamore Partners’ 2014 buyout of retailer Nine West and other apparel brands owned…

Brookfield’s Origin Saga Shows It’s Hard to Price Polluters

[ad_1] Updated Nov. 29, 2023 12:36 am ET|WSJ Pro SYDNEY—At the heart of a nearly US$11 billion takeover tussle for the owner of several Australian coal-fired power plants is a…

Riverwood Capital Closes on $1.8 Billion for Technology Deals

[ad_1] Nov. 20, 2023 7:00 am ET|WSJ Pro Private-equity firm Riverwood Capital, formed 15 years ago by former KKR executives, has raised its largest pool of capital to date to…

Ramsay Sime Darby Health Shortlists Bidders for Over $1.0 Billion Deal

[ad_1] Updated Nov. 1, 2023 10:41 pm ET TPG-backed hospital operator Columbia Asia and a consortium led by Affinity Partners have emerged as the two shortlisted bidders for buying Asia-focused…

WSJ News Exclusive | Vista Equity Partners Agrees to $4 Billion Buyout of EngageSmart

[ad_1] Updated Oct. 23, 2023 8:46 am ET|WSJ Pro Vista Equity Partners struck a $4 billion deal Monday to acquire business-software company EngageSmart, a sizable buyout at a time when…

Private-Equity Firms Forced to Kick In More Cash to Shore Up Portfolio Companies

[ad_1] Oct. 20, 2023 6:30 am ET|WSJ Pro Private-equity firms are being forced to spend more money to keep the companies they own alive, as rising interest rates disrupt the…