Private Equity Firm: Hellman & Friedman

February 4, 2012

Hellman & Friedman LLC (H&F) is a private equity firm with its offices located in San Francisco, London and New York. Since its inception in 1984, the firm has raised more than USD 25 billion of committed capital and invested in more than 75 companies. It is currently investing in Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners […]

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More Scrutiny, More Changes for Private Equity Jobs

January 30, 2012

Private equity pros have been content to toil away in private, answering to their investors and jockeying for position among their peers. But Mitt Romney’s run for the president has now brought an unwanted spotlight on the industry, and brought critics out of the woodwork. The presidential debates have already raised public questions about the […]

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Private Equity Firm: CVC Capital Partners

January 27, 2012

CVC Capital Partners (‘CVC’) is a private equity and investment advisory firm which manages capital from some 300 investors worldwide. CVC Cordatus Group (‘Cordatus’) is an independent asset management which is a subsidiary of the CVC Group. In private equity business, CVC uses its funds to acquire companies in Europe, Asia and North America. In […]

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Hot Spots for Venture Capital Jobs in 2012

January 23, 2012

Earlier this week, members of the Venture Capital Lunch Club met for their annual luncheon at a law firm in downtown New York City to make their predictions for what could be the hot areas for venture capital jobs and investment this year. Number one on the list is “Big Data”, which involves ramping up […]

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Private Equity Firm: Permira

January 21, 2012

Permira is a private equity firm from Europe. Since its inception, the firm has managed approximately EUR 20 billion of committed capital and made almost 200 private equity investments. Since 2000, the funds have returned around EUR 14 billion in cash. Founded in 1985, Permira has more than 120 professionals based in Frankfurt, Guernsey, Hong Kong, […]

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Why Private Equity Jobs Do Create Value

January 16, 2012

All manner of public commentators and political rivals have been beating up on Mitt Romney for his work at Bain Capital. But most, if not all, show a serious lack of understanding as to how private equity works and the value that private equity professionals bring, says Tom Dougherty in an article for TheRightSphere. He […]

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Private Equity Firm: AXA Private Equity

January 13, 2012

AXA Private Equity is an European private equity company with offices in Paris, London, Frankfurt, New York, Singapore, Milan, Zurich and Vienna. Founded in 1996, the firm manages or advices $ 28 billion of assets. AXA Private Equity Funds: Leveraged Buyouts Mid Cap The company has closed 40 buyout transactions since 1997 in France and […]

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Venture Capital Jobs The Year in Review

January 9, 2012

What were the big stories for venture capital jobs in 2011? For some, 2011 was a year of recovery, with returns picking up as a result of a few successful IPOs. Some notable tech IPOs included LinkedIn, Groupon, Zynga, ZipCar, RenRen (China’s Facebook), Yandex (Russian search engine), to name a few. The activity boosted the […]

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Private Equity Firm: Bridgepoint

January 6, 2012

Bridgepoint is an Europe based private equity investment firm with offices in Frankfurt, Helsinki, Istanbul, Luxembourg, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw. Bridgepoint investors are public pension funds, corporate pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign entities, fund of funds, endowment foundations, bank and asset manager. Geographically, they are from North America, Europe, UK, Asia and […]

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The Year in Review for Private Equity Jobs

January 2, 2012

What were the top stories of 2011 that affected private equity jobs and the industry in general? AT&T’s $39 billion “Deal of the Year” for T-Mobile that never came to fruition may be one. The on-again, off-again saga came to symbolize the roller-coaster nature of dealmaking in 2011, according to the Wall Street Journal. The […]

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