Jennifer Harris

Three litigation attorneys share with PEI Manager their predictions for the most important sources of litigation and other risks for private equity firms in today's uncertain markets

The atmosphere at the Federal Reserve's eighth annual conference on private equity was less sanguine than in years past

Fortress reported a loss of $38 million for the third quarter, though it managed to avoid subprime-related losses, raised revenue by 80 percent and grew private equity assets under management by 60 percent.

European private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has agreed to buy US-based Samsonite Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of luggage. The deal is part of a drive to increase CVC’s US presence.

Publisher Ziff Davis is casting off a $150 million subsidiary in the hopes of recovering its financial equilibrium.