More and more, private equity firms looking to finance big leveraged buyouts are cutting out the Wall Street banks, and borrowing money from each other or from direct lenders. These loans often come from the credit arms of private equity firms, or from standalone direct lending funds. The appeal of…...
VC Pledged to ‘Do Better’ on Diversity. It’s Barely Changed
IT'S NO SECRET that the venture capital industry, for as long as it's existed, has been overwhelmingly white. Last summer, as the murder of George Floyd focused national attention on racial inequalities in the US, firms seemed committed to changing that. “Black Lives Matter,” the firm Benchmark tweeted last May. “Change starts with…...
HR Tech Funding Explodes As Companies Grapple With Transforming Workforce
Venture capital money is flooding the human resources space as employers seek new ways to recruit, hire and retain their workforces.Human resource technologies — which can run the gamut from background checks to benefits and everything in between — already has seen nearly $3.6 billion in venture funding for 260…...
Private Equity Recruiting with a Headhunter
Key characteristic that private equity firms look for is that the candidate is able to think like an investor rather than an execution or junior investment banker. Remember, private equity involves making successful “investments” rather than successful transaction closings that are not affected by post-transaction performance. Recruiters, or “headhunters,” play…...
Private equity’s mega-funds are making big moves in 2021
This year is looking to be a banner one for private equity's mega-funds, with the likes of Hellman & Friedman closing its 10th namesake fund at $24.4 billion and The Carlyle Group reportedly eyeing $27 billion for its next flagship vehicle—in what would be the largest private equity vehicle of all time.In all, 12…...
