| Dyal, Owl Rock explore strategic combination, Riverside Partners building cybersecurity services platform, York Capital makes growth investment in F1 Payments This seems huge - Dyal Capital Partners is reportedly exploring combining with Owl Rock Capital Partners, the firms announced in a statement last night. The statement came after a story in WSJ by PE scoopster Miriam Gottfried and Cara Lombardo. Owl Rock, Dyal and Dyal backer Neuberger Berman would all have ownership stakes in the combined entity, the statement said.
WSJ said the deal will also include SPAC firm Altimar Acquisition Corp. What have you heard? Hit me up at [email protected].
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Note to Readers: It's that time of year ... for the 21st time, the editors of PE Hub and Buyouts honor exceptional buyouts with our Deal of the Year Awards.
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Also of note (may require subscriptions) Secondary: ICG Strategic Equity is lead backer in a single-asset secondary involving Curium Pharma, a portfolio company of CapVest Equity Partners III. Read it here on Secondaries Investor.
Elbows: A member of the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System issued a call for more diversity within the system’s investment program. The system is working on potential amendments to its emerging manager policy, the CIO said. Check it out on Buyouts.
Fees: Management fee discounts appear to be fading out, according to research from MJ Hudson. Just 12 percent of funds in the company’s annual fund terms survey included the possibility of discounted fees in their PPMs. Read it here on Private Equity International.
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They said it “If you had told me going into a covid lockdown in March of this year would have resulted in a merger and an investment partner before year-end, I would have said you were crazy.” Eric Gray, CEO of Convergence Networks, on the company's merger with Grade A as part of Riverside Partners' creation of a new platform.
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