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Jacks of All Trades

Dealmaking in this environment is hard enough as it is. But imagine being a new, upcoming private equity firm trying to make a name for yourself? That’s even harder. We spoke to a few emerging managers to get their insights on what it takes to get a PE firm off the ground. Mergers & Acquisitions […]

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6 PE deals that leveraged going back to the gym, and other trends of 2022

American Pacific Group, Sentintel and Audax were among the PE firms that took bets on an industry that rebounded after the Covid downturn. PE Hub By Iris Dorbian 8 December 2022 As the pandemic ebbed in 2022, the fitness and weight loss space saw a sizable infusion of private equity cash, as many people abandoned […]

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High-profile first timer HighPost Capital rakes in $535m for Fund I

HighPost was established in 2019 by David Moross, a veteran of PE investing in the consumer sector, and Mark Bezos, brother of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and a former consumer brand developer. Buyouts By Kirk Falconer 3 August 2022   Emerging manager HighPost Capital, well-known in the market for its starry founders and backers, raised […]

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HighPost Capital Targets More Than Consumer Habits

The consumer-focused PE shop — which recently acquired its first platform company, Chris Hemsworth’s fitness media brand Centr — plans more acquisitions in consumer niches with hyper brand loyalty and awareness.  The Deal  By Nikitha Sattiraju  7 April 2022    With its first official platform company under its belt and fundraising in the works, HighPost […]