Last week’s blog provided a snapshot of the buyout market during the first half of 2013, but left us longing for details. This week we are taking a look at who produced the biggest gains in the first half of 2013. Starting with the US, here are the three biggest movers:
The beginning of a new year always has people reflecting on the previous year, and sometimes years. At Bison, we are in a unique position to be able track the private equity market from many angles. This allows us to analyze performance data for a broad cross-section of the fund universe. Read the rest of this entry »
Investors sometimes act like celebrities (or debatably are celebrities), but most celebrities start in the spotlight then decide to grow their wealth with investments. And the list of these celebrities just keeps getting longer. While some of the most known celebrity investors, such as Ashton Kutcher, have been around for a while, news is always popping up with Hollywood trying to be like their northern neighbors in Silicon Valley. Read the rest of this entry »
Last year Bison explored how LPs monitor different facets of GPs in a monitoring blog series – from keeping tabs on fund managers to fundraising efforts, as well as watching portfolio companies mature – there are many different things out there about all of these events. We even made it clear that monitoring the news was important for LPs looking to invest, re-up, or stay on top of the GPs they care about, but where is this information? Where do LPs really turn to find the news they want to read? Read the rest of this entry »
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