In September, co-CEO Glenn Youngkin will step down from private equity giant The Carlyle Group. Kewsong Lee, Youngkin’s partner and co-CEO, will take the reins as sole Carlyle CEO. Co-founders of Carlyle, David Rubenstein and William Conway, appointed Youngkin and Lee as co-CEOs, which title Youngkin held since 2018 after being with the firm since …
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Private Equity: Morrison & Foerster Expresses High Activity in Private Equity Market Marcia Ellis, partner and co-head of Asia private equity investments at Morrison & Foerster, analyzes the market in the region for private equity. This is partly due to the control of the coronavirus when compared to other regions. Ellis prefaces her analysis by …
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Private Equity Poised for Robust Second Half: LDC. Private equity firm LDC anticipates a rebound in PE over the medium and long term periods. The firm, an affiliate of Lloyds Banking Group, has backed a total of 18 investments this year. LDC expects a spike in transactions for the second half of 2020, as well …
Formidable PE Contender. Julius Baer is set to launch a new division specializing in private equity, with UBS veteran Guiseppe Filippo poised to take the reins. The firm will name this division Direct Private Investments upon its roll out in October. Julius Baer Private Equity Plans The Swiss bank will have a team of investment …
Silver Lake Group Close on AMC Deal Private equity firm, Silver Lake Group, is on the brink of making a deal with AMC Entertainment Holdings. The American movie theater giant is suffering due to a lack of business resulting from Covid-19, and risks having to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. To avoid this, Silver Lake …
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