Latest Press Release on private equity

WestView Capital Closes $325 Million Growth Equity Fund
BOSTON - WestView Capital Management, Inc. (“WestView Capital”), a leading growth equity firm, has announced the closing of WestView Capital Partners II, L.P., a $325 million private equity fund that will invest in superior middle-market growth companies in partnership with excep

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Winston & Strawn Adds Private Equity Practice to Its New York Corporate Group With Arrival of Dominick DeChiara, Bradley Vaiana and 6 Others
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that it has significantly expanded its private equity practice and middle-market capabilities with the addition of Dominick P. DeChiara, Bradley C. Vaiana, Bryan C. Goldstein, and Jennifer C. Kurtis, who have join...

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Kadant Authorizes Share Repurchase
WESTFORD, Mass. - Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) announced today that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $20 million of its equity securities effective November 4, 2009 through November 4, 2010. Repurchases may be made in public or private transactions, including under Sec

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Wilhelm Zeller Joins Exigen Capital Advisory Board
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- 11/03/09 -- Transformational private equity firm

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BMO Capital Markets Appoints New Head of U.S. Financial Sponsors Group
BMO says private equity players to become more active this year NEW YORK, Nov. 3 - BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), has appointed Dirk Leasure

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BlackEagle Partners and Building Industry Partners Form US LBM Holdings, LLC to Acquire Three Stock Building Supply Regional Operations
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. - BlackEagle Partners, LLC, a private equity firm focused on turnarounds and special situations, and Building Industry Partners, LLC, a private equity firm focused on the U.S. building products industry, sponsored a newly formed entity, US LBM Holdings, LLC (“US

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Two CI Capital Partners Portfolio Companies, A-T Solutions and American Residential Services, Complete New Acquisitions
NEW YORK - CI Capital Partners LLC (“CI Capital”), a New York-based private equity firm, announced today that A-T Solutions, Inc., an industry-leading anti- and counterterrorism professional services firm, and American Residential Services L.L.C. (ARS), a provider of air conditio

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Canarc Arranges CA$40,000 in Private Placement Financing
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- 11/02/09 -- Canarc Resource Corp. (TSX: CCM)(OTCBB: CRCUF)(DBFrankfurt: CAN) announces that it has arranged a non-brokered private placement equity financing totaling approximately CA$40,000. The private pla..

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Julian Robertson, Emil Henry Announce Formation of Infrastructure Private Equity Firm
NEW YORK - Tiger Management, Julian Robertson and Emil W. Henry, Jr. announced today the formation of Tiger Infrastructure Partners LP, an infrastructure private equity firm. The firm will focus on managing investments in North American and European middle-market infrastructure.

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MVC Capital Files 8-K and Issues Unaudited Year-End Net Asset Value
PURCHASE, N.Y. - MVC Capital, Inc. (NYSE: MVC) (the Fund ), a publicly traded business development company that makes private debt and equity investments, today filed an 8-K and issued its unaudited net asset value for the year ended October 31, 2009. As part of its r

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Lime Rock Resources II Closes at $410 Million
HOUSTON, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Lime Rock, a private equity firm focusing on the global energy sector, today announces the closing of Lime Rock Resources II with $410 million in total capital commitments. Like the first Lime Rock Resources fund, Lime Rock Resources II will seek to ...

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BNY Mellon Asset Management Acquires Stake in Siguler Guff
LONDON and NEW YORK, Nov. 2 -- BNY Mellon Asset Management has acquired a 20% minority interest in Siguler Guff & Company LLC (and certain related entities), a multi-strategy private equity firm with approximately $8 billion in assets under management and ...

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TPH Partners Closes Investment in Storm Peak Energy, Midland-Based E&P Company
HOUSTON - TPH Partners, L.P., a middle market energy private equity fund, announced the formation of Storm Peak Energy, LLC, a Midland, Texas-based company focused on the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties in the Permian Basin. The company is headed by seasoned Perm

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Genstar Names Hal Strong Operating Executive
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Genstar Capital, LLC, a middle market private equity firm that focuses on investments in selected segments of the life sciences, healthcare services, software & software services, financial & business services, and industrial tec...

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Lightyear Capital to Acquire ING Advisor Network
NEW YORK - Lightyear Capital LLC (“Lightyear”), a New York-based private equity firm focused on financial services investing, today announced that an affiliate of Lightyear Fund II, L.P. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the ING Advisor Network and three of ING Advisor

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Truffle Capital Unveils the Fourth Edition of Its Benchmark “Truffle 100” Ranking of the Top 100 European Software Firms
PARIS - The leading European private equity firm TRUFFLE CAPITAL has published

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Petroleum Capital and Real Estate LLC Acts as Exclusive Advisor for U.S. Based Private Real Estate Investment Trust That Invested over $80 Million in Retail Petroleum Industry.
WASHINGTON - As the exclusive advisor to a large private equity real estate investment trust, Petroleum Capital and Real Estate LLC (

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Dragon-like Investor Offers A Helping Hand
ONE of the country's most successful young businessmen is offering budding entrepreneurs who want to copy his achievements a free consultation service.Mikael Anderson is the 22-year-old CEO of Kovati, the London-based private equity and venture capital firm who is believe...

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