Miriam Gottfried
Private Equity Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
Covering private equity for @WSJ; [email protected]; Signal 503-730-4464
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Miriam Gottfried |Ben Dummett
KKR KKR -1.73%decrease; red down pointing triangle is preparing a bid for Spectris, a U.K. maker of high-tech equipment and software, according to people familiar with the matter. The detailsThe private-equity giant would be bidding against rival Advent International, which submitted a proposal valuing Spectris at £37.63 per share, or about $5 billion, the company confirmed Monday. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Miriam Gottfried
Beattie represented KKR in its takeover of RJR Nabisco, a deal immortalized in the book ‘Barbarians at the Gate’Behind every private-equity buyout is a cadre of lawyers. Behind some of the biggest buyouts was Dick Beattie. Beattie, who ended his career as senior chairman of law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, was among the first attorneys to recognize private equity’s potential.
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2 weeks ago |
fnlondon.com | Miriam Gottfried
Richard ‘Dick’ Beattie, Star Lawyer in Famed Private-Equity Deals, Dies at 86Beattie represented KKR in its takeover of RJR Nabisco, a deal immortalized in the book ‘Barbarians at the Gate’ Published June 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM ET Behind every private-equity buyout is a cadre of lawyers. Behind some of the biggest buyouts was Dick Beattie. Beattie, who ended his career as senior chairman of law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, was among the first attorneys to recognize private equity’s potential.
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Miriam Gottfried
A reckoning in the private-equity industry is sharpening the divide between the haves and have-nots. Thoma Bravo said it raised a total of $34.4 billion across three funds, topping its last big fundraising year in 2022. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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3 weeks ago |
fnlondon.com | Miriam Gottfried
InvestingThoma Bravo’s $34 Billion Fundraising Haul Bucks Private-Equity SlowdownMany firms are struggling to return cash to investors and raise money Published June 3, 2025 at 5:30 AM ET A reckoning in the private-equity industry is sharpening the divide between the haves and have-nots. Thoma Bravo said it raised a total of $34.4 billion across three funds, topping its last big fundraising year in 2022.
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