Private Equity/LBO News

Tasman Networks, which makes network devices to connect companies to the Internet, is over a year away from an IPO, should the company decide to go that route.

The rise in leveraged buyouts of European companies by private equity firms in the U.S. and Europe is likely to continue, said Michael Carr, Goldman Sachs' co-head of the industrial... 2004-05-31

Private equity firms continue to pay steeper and steeper prices for acquisitions, according to data from Goldman Sachs.

Prism Venture Capital will target foundations and endowments in an upcoming marketing effort for its fifth venture capital fund, which is set to launch in September, according to... 2004-05-24

Pegasus Capital Advisors and Avenue Capital Group have nixed a novel plan to jointly market and manage what was to be the former firm's main fund, according to officials close to... 2004-05-24

Silicon Alley Venture Partners will seek to raise assets from nonprofit funds for its third venture capital fund, which will be launched in the second half of this year.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is gathering information on how investment banks manage private investment in public equities (PIPEs).

Cortina Systems Inc., a Silicon Valley semiconductor company, will likely look to complete an IPO a year from now.

The new owners of The Steak-Umm Company, a 40-year-old maker of frozen steak and other retail food products, say they are actively looking at additional companies to add to their... 2004-04-12

A pair of private equity firms, Red Diamond Capital and Century Park Capital Partners, recently contributed some $25 million each to purchase Hi-tech Rubber, a company that makes... 2004-04-12