Overview: Latest Reports from The Wall Street Journals ‘Private Equity’

Shares of Boutique Investment Bank PJT Partners Fall Sharply After Executive’s Arrest
Shares are off sharply following charges of criminal fraud against a PJT executive.

Permira’s Dipan Patel Sees the Potential in Hidden Tech Gems
Permira’s Dipan Patel helped catch the wave of rising interest in genealogy with his firm’s 2012 buy of Ancestry.com LLC.

The Morning Leverage: Moelis Set to Sell Medical Practice Management Business
A roundup of private equity-related news.

At New Jersey SIC, Private Debt Funds Are In and Hedge Funds Are Out
The New Jersey State Investment Council is considering an increase to its private debt allocation while scaling back on credit-focused hedge funds.

HGGC Turned to Familiar Faces to Drive Growth of Serena Software
HGGC helped reduce debt and launch new software products to drive growth during its ownership of Serena Software.

Committed: Florida SBA Considers Emerging Markets, Distressed Opportunities
The Florida State Board of Administration is eyeing emerging markets and distressed investment strategies as part of a growing strategic investments portfolio that spans credit and special situations funds.

The Morning Leverage: How Carry Fees May Motivate Better Returns
A roundup of private equity-related news.

The Morning Leverage: Frazier Healthcare Wraps Up First Dedicated Fund
A roundup of private equity-related news.

The Banc Funds Adapts Strategy to a Post-Lehman World
The Banc Funds, a Chicago-based private equity fund focused on the banking industry, is adapting its strategy to a post-Lehman world after closing its ninth fund with $536 million.

Serent Capital Puts Fintech Company Optimal Blue on the Block
Private equity firm Serent Capital has retained boutique investment bank Financial Technology Partners to explore a sale of mortgage technology company Optimal Blue, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Morning Leverage: Growth Firm Tritium Partners Forms New FinTech Platform
A collection of private equity news from across the Web.

The Morning Leverage: Bunker Hill Sells Smith & Wollensky After Nine-Year Hold
A collection of private equity related news from across the Web.

The Morning Leverage: SeaWorld to Stop Breeding Orcas
A roundup of private equity-related news.

The Morning Leverage: U.S. Funds Post First Negative Return in Three Years
A roundup of private equity-related news.

The Morning Leverage: Vista Equity Sets $10B Cap for Fund VI
A collection of private equity related news from around the Web.

The Morning Leverage: Beware the Ides of Oil and Gas Write-Downs
A collection of private equity-related news from across the Web.

The Morning Leverage: Clearlake Capital Backs Health and Wellness Platform Better for You
A roundup of private equity related news from across the Web.

The Morning Leverage: Carlyle Brokers Deal to Form Insurance Platform
A roundup of private equity-related news.

Bain-Backed Bob’s Discount Furniture Appoints Chief Executive
Bob’s Discount Furniture, a furniture retailer backed by Bain Capital, has appointed a new chief executive as it focuses on future growth.

The Morning Leverage: Altus Grabs Maker of Gerotors
A roundup of private equity-related news.

CVC Executive Sees Valuation Reset for Tech Sector
Private Equity Beat caught up with CVC Capital Partners’ new head of U.S. technology, media and telecommunications Chris Colpitts.

PE-Backed Avaya Spins Out Cloud-Based App Unit to Form Zang
Private equity-backed Avaya is rolling its cloud-based app unit into new subsidiary called Zang.

The Morning Leverage: Genstar Returns Eight Times Its Money on eResearch Sale
A short summary of private equity related news from across the Web.

The Morning Leverage: Pamlico Sells Clear Link to Sykes Enterprises for $207M
A roundup of private equity related news from across the Web.

At 160 Years Old, Maker of Green Welly Boots Continues to Evolve
Hunter Boot Ltd. , a boot maker backed by Searchlight Capital Partners, continues its multifaceted expansion plan.

The Morning Leverage: Quad-C Wraps Up Packaging Distributor Inmark
A roundup of private equity related news from across the Web.

The Morning Leverage: Madison Dearborn Backs Consulting Group
A roundup of private equity-related news.

Committed: Ohio Police Cuts Pacing as the Denominator Effect Sets In
The Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund said it would commit less to private equity this year, as stock market selloffs have shrunk the amount of available capital to put to work.

‘Carried Interest’ the Comic Strip
“Carried Interest,” a comic strip focused on the quirky industry of leveraged buyouts, general partners and limited partners, is a regular feature in our monthly publication, Private Equity Analyst. Here is the strip from the March issue. Share buybacks have become a popular play for private equity’s megafirms.

Number of Troubled Companies Nears 2009 Peak
A Moody’s Investors Service tally of the least-creditworthy companies rose by 10 to 274 this month, pushing it nearer to April 2009’s record 291

The Morning Leverage: ICV Partners Sells Cargo Business to Platinum Portfolio Company
A roundup of private equity-related news.

PE Firms Revamp Treatment Models in Behavioral Health Deals
Private equity investors in addiction treatment centers seek to revamp and improve traditional treatment models.

The Morning Leverage: Accel-KKR Invests in Venture-Backed IntegriChain
A summary of private equity-related news from around the Web.

The Morning Leverage: J.F. Lehman to Buy API Technologies
A roundup of private equity news from across the Web.

London City Airport Deal Shows Infrastructure Investors’ Willing to Pay Up for Smaller Airports
Infrastructure investors are hot on the trail of airport assets and are willing to pay a premium, even for secondary and regional airports.

The Morning Leverage: KKR-Backed Fleur de Lis Looks for $1B to Back Oil & Gas Deals
A roundup of private equity-related news from across the Web.

Corsair Capital Explores Restructuring of 2007 Fund
Private equity firm Corsair Capital is considering restructuring the first fund it raised after spinning out from J.P. Morgan & Co., in a move that could give it more time to exit the last investments in the fund’s portfolio, said people familiar with the matter.

The Morning Leverage: Vance Street Buys Maker of Medical Devices
A roundup of private equity-related news.

The Morning Leverage: Warburg Bets on Oil Despite Price Slump
A roundup of private equity-related news.

The Morning Leverage: FTV Capital Backs Business-to-Business Payment Processor VPay
A collection of private equity related news from across the Web.

The Morning Leverage: Roark Pumps Equity Into Orangetheory Fitness
A roundup of private equity-related news.

The Morning Leverage: Video Telematics and Heli-Skiing
A roundup of private equity-related news.

Committed: Virginia Doles Out $450M to Separately Managed Accounts
The Virginia Retirement System went big on separately run private equity accounts at the start of the year, committing $450 million between General Atlantic and Littlejohn & Co.

The Morning Leverage: Riverside Sells French Pharma Company to Astorg, Goldman Sachs
A brief roundup of private equity news from across the Web.

The Morning Leverage: Waud Capital’s Bigger, Bolder Buyout Fund
A collection of private equity related news from around the Web.

The Morning Leverage: Centerbridge to Buy Prestone for $230 Million
A roundup of private equity related news from across the Web.

CVC’s Koltes: Fees Are ‘Ugly’
Steve Koltes, co-founder and co-chairman of London-based CVC Capital Partners, advocates for a more entrepreneurial fee structure for private equity funds at the SuperReturn conference in Berlin.

Carlyle’s Rubenstein: Asset Prices will Fall
David Rubenstein tells attendees at the SuperReturn conference in Berlin that falling asset prices will likely drive a spike in private equity investments in 2016.

The Money Hunt: Why Pfingsten Partners Likes Wealthy Investors
Chicago-based midmarket buyout firm Pfingsten Partners has found plenty to love about small investors, particularly wealthy individuals, as it wraps up its fifth fund.

The Morning Leverage: Thoma Bravo Returns to Roots With $1.07B Fund
A collection of private equity related news from across the Web.

The Morning Leverage: Metalmark, Silverhawk Don Backpacks for Their Latest Investment
A roundup of private equity-related news.

The Morning Leverage: Coconut Water Infused by KarpReilly’s Capital
A roundup of private equity-related news.

The Morning Leverage: Nautic Makes Quick Exit From All Metro Health
A collection of private equity related news from across the Web.