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☆ Pressure Mounts on Private Equity-Backed Company Finance Chiefs as Market Shifts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Laura Kreutzer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Nick Leopard, left, founder and CEO of Accordion, and Atul Aggarwal, the company’s president, shown seated in the company’s New York headquarters. Photo: justine knight photographyAs private-equity firms intensify their focus on performance of businesses they back, the finance chiefs at those companies increasingly feel the heat to deliver as markets shift. “CFOs are under more pressure than ever before,” said Nick Leopard , chief executive of private markets consulting firm Accordion. “They’re not expected to [just] close the books anymore. They need to be more focused on strategic issues.”

Persons: Nick Leopard, Atul Aggarwal, justine, ”, “ They’re Locations: York

☆ TPG to Buy Forcepoint Unit From Francisco Partners for $2.45 Billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Maria Armental | Laura Kreutzer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Thayer Street Banks $275 Million to Provide Flexible Capital to Growing Companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Laura Kreutzer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Organizations: Wall Street

☆ Constitution Capital Banks $1.1 Billion to Back Midmarket Funds, Co-Investments
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Laura Kreutzer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Constitution Capital Partners has raised around $1.1 billion across two midmarket investment strategies, one that backs private-equity funds and the other that invests in companies alongside other fund managers, people familiar with the matter said. The Andover, Mass., firm continues to seek some $300 million for a third vehicle, Ironsides Opportunities Fund II, which is focused on opportunistic credit deals, the people said. The strategy targets corporate debt as well as equity instruments, including senior and other loans,...

Organizations: Capital Partners Locations: Andover, Mass

☆ Apollo Doubles Down on Portfolio-Company Spending With Diverse Suppliers
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Laura Kreutzer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Clayton Dubilier & Rice Banks $10 Billion So Far for Latest Buyout Fund
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Laura Kreutzer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Buyout shop Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has collected around $10 billion in an initial closing of its latest private-equity fund, raising the money in around four months, according to people familiar with the effort, as investors funnel more of their private-equity commitments to experienced managers. The amount raised so far puts the New York firm roughly halfway toward a $20 billion goal for the Clayton Dubilier & Rice Fund XII LP and comes as the overall fundraising market for private-equity firms has grown more challenging. Through this year’s first half, firms worldwide raised $247 billion for new funds, 43% less than in the same period last year, according to data provider Preqin Ltd.

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