Record boom in private equity-backed IPOs: is it too risky to invest?

Private equity-owned companies are being taken public at the fastest rate in years, new figures show, as buyout firms look to cash in billions from the global stock market boom. “This is currently the most attractive market I have ever seen for private equity companies to exit via the markets,” said Mondesir. After a phenomenal […]

Audax accumulates $1.9 billion with latest mezzanine debt fund

Audax Group closed its latest mezzanine debt fund, Audax Mezzanine Fund V, at $1.85 billion. The closing well exceeded its original fundraising target of $1.5 billion, a news release said Thursday. The previous fund, Audax Mezzanine Fund IV, closed at its hard cap of $1.2 billion in 2016, above its fundraising target of $1 billion. […]