Buyouts

Walgreens Boots is exploring a potential buyout

The company has been reviewing a take private deal in what could become the largest leveraged buyout in history, according to Bloomberg News.

November 6

Deal flow

Valuations dropped slightly but are still higher than average

High valuations and abundant use of debt continued to mark completed deal activity in the first quarter of 2018, according to GF Data.

By GF Data

July 19

How China will open a sea of M&A opportunities for private equity

Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR are raising multi-billion funds for Asian acquisitions, much of which they will likely invest in China.

June 21

Mark Webster

Managing director

BDA Partners

Private equity firms

Middle-market private equity funds set many records in 2017

A record $20.2 billion was invested in funds in the sub-$500 million category, up from $17.9 billion in 2016.

By Keith Button Archive

April 2

Healthcare Industry Can Expect Growth

The healthcare market is extremely robust with growth of about 5.8 percent expected until 2015, says Brian Miller, a managing partner with Linden Capital Partners.

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Some Healthcare Sectors More Favorable for Investment

Reimbursement light, consumer facing healthcare companies offer investors upside, says J.R. Davis, a Managing Partner with Blue Sea Capital.

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Choosing the right lender in today's busy market

Speed, flexibility and certainty of close are three important factors to consider when choosing the right lender, says Sean McKeever, managing director and COO at Abacus Finance.

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Larger PE firms move down market

Larger firms will continue to look for deals in the middle market because there are more companies available for purchase, says Andrew Steuerman, a managing director with Golub Capital.

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