Ted Bunker

New York

Deputy Editor, WSJ Pro Private Equity at The Wall Street Journal

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Investors in GPB Capital Funds May See Some Cash at Last

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Ted Bunker

A judge has authorized a court-appointed receiver to begin sending money back to investors who have been kept from their capital since late 2018April 9, 2025 5:25 pm ET|WSJ ProThousands of investors in GPB Capital Holdings funds may soon start to get some of their money back after a federal judge authorized the firm’s court-appointed receiver to begin an initial $400 million distribution.
Two Convicted in GPB Capital Fraud Want Legal Fees Covered After Already Receiving $75 Million

1 month ago | wsj.com | Ted Bunker

Two central figures convicted in the $1.8 billion GPB Capital Holdings fraud case want their legal expenses to be given priority over returning money to fund investors, even though about $75 million has already gone to their defense, firm receiver Joseph Gardemal said in a court filing about their requests.
Return of Capital to Long-Suffering GPB Capital Investors Stalls

2 months ago | wsj.com | Ted Bunker

Two men awaiting sentencing on criminal fraud and conspiracy charges tied to roughly $1.8 billion invested with GPB Capital Holdings have objected to an initial plan to distribute hundreds of millions of dollars from the firm’s funds to investors, asserting that it unfairly leaves them out.
A Key Player Became ‘Voldemort’ in Healthcare Deal Deception

Dec 6, 2024 | wsj.com | Ted Bunker

Using Voldemort and terms like “our Idaho friend” for Anthony were part of a scheme that resulted in the formation of VitalCaring and led to Will’s decision Monday to impose penalties on the company, Vistria Group and Nautic Partners, including handing 43% of future earnings and exit gains to Encompass.
One Main Actor Became ‘Voldemort’ in Healthcare Deal Deception

Dec 6, 2024 | wsj.com | Ted Bunker

At Nautic Partners, healthcare executive April Anthony became known as “Voldemort” as the private-equity firm worked with her to set up a competitor to her then-employer Encompass Health. Giving Anthony a code name helped conceal her involvement in creating what became VitalCaring, an in-home care provider in Dallas that she now leads, according to Delaware Chancery Court Vice Chancellor Lori Will.
GPB Capital Receiver Order Gets Upheld by Appeals Court

Dec 4, 2024 | wsj.com | Ted Bunker

Thousands of investors in GPB Capital Holdings, a private-equity firm whose founders have been convicted on criminal fraud charges, may soon get at least some of their $1.7 billion back after a federal appeals court upheld an order putting GPB in receivership. Many GPB fund investors have waited more than six years for their cash. The ruling comes almost exactly a year after a lower court ordered GPB into receivership, an action that was appealed by founders David Gentile and Jeffry Schneider.
Private Equity Daily: Neos Partners Banks $1.72 Billion | Illumen Collects Fresh Capital to Support Emerging Managers

Nov 25, 2024 | privateequity.cmail19.com | Ted Bunker

Good morning! Today we have fundraising scoops from our Rod James, who reports on a drive by Neos Partners, and our Maria Armental, who has details on an Illumen Capital vehicle. Neos collected more than $1.7 billion in barely three months for its second investment pool, including $350 million in co-investment commitments. Illumen brought in over $32.7 million to make direct investments in early-stage companies backed by diverse emerging fund managers as well as in those managers’ funds.
GPB Capital Co-Conspirators Seek a New Trial

Sep 16, 2024 | wsj.com | Ted Bunker

Two men convicted of criminal conspiracy tied to GPB Capital Holdings asked for a new trial Friday, more than a month after a unanimous jury found both guilty in one of the largest-ever fraud cases involving a U.S. private-equity firm. Founder David Gentile and co-conspirator Jeffry Schneider had until Friday, Sept. 13, to request a new trial after their convictions on securities fraud and conspiracy charges in federal court on Aug. 1. U.S. District Judge Rachel P.
Private Equity Daily: California Legislature Passes Bill Aimed at PE Healthcare Deals; Macquarie Scores With Data Center Exit

Sep 16, 2024 | privateequity.createsend1.com | Ted Bunker

@@@@@@@@URLPROCESSING:ON@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@------@@@@@@@@ @@@@EXCLUDE@@@@ @@@@EXCLUDE@@@@ @@@@EXCLUDE@@@@ @@@@EXCLUDE@@@@ Good morning! The deal pace showed few signs of slackening after the market digested the holiday pause in the U.S., as we have some two dozen rounded up here, including some significant exits.
GPB Capital Co-Founders Found Guilty of Fraud

Aug 1, 2024 | msn.com | Ted Bunker

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