Retail Macy’s $5.8B Buyout Bid Follows Litany of Retail MisfiresThe proposed leveraged buyout is a reminder that retail has been a notoriously tough sector for private equity. December 13, 2023
Lending Goldman Alums Set up Matchmaking Platform for Private CreditThe idea behind Fundflow is to help democratize the industry by giving overlooked smaller companies access to a larger pool of potential lenders. November 24, 2023
Lending Private Lenders Provide Record $4.9B for Adevinta LBOThe Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Blackstone Inc.’s credit unit and GIC are among the biggest lenders in the deal. November 22, 2023
Lending Private Debt Shops are Flexing Their Muscles in Race for Loan DealsDirect lending firms are in discussions to allow companies to pay interest by taking on additional debt. March 6, 2023
Honors Katten’s Kimberly Smith Named to the 2023 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A"When I start seeing women coming up the ranks of private equity firms, I am ready to extend my hand to help them ascend to those senior roles." February 27, 2023
Private Equity Thomas Lee, Billionaire Private Equity Pioneer, Dies at 78Lee ran Boston-based Thomas H. Lee Partners from 1974 until 2006. February 24, 2023
Private Equity Wall Street Banks Rush to Sell Leveraged Buyout Debt as Deals CloseDeadlines to complete acquisitions are looming which may force banks to fund deals themselves unless they can find investors in the market. July 14, 2022
Technology Elon Musk Takes Twitter Private for $44BMusk secured $25.5 billion of debt and margin loan financing and will provide about $21 billion in equity to fund the deal. April 25, 2022