Private equity fundraising

Banks extending more credit to PE. Will they regret it?

10/30/19

Bank and other lenders are said to have poured hundreds of billions of dollars into financing private-equity firms and their investment deals in recent years. Defaults have been low, but an economic slowdown could put these relationships to the test.

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Warren bill takes aim at private equity 'vampires'

07/18/19

A centerpiece of her “economic patriotism” bill is to transform private equity firms, which she said will buy a company and bleed it dry before “walking away enriched even as the company succumbs.”

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U.K. fintech now has war chest to push stateside

04/23/19

The British startup OakNorth sees U.S. community and regional banks as good prospects for its lending technology.

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Online lender with focus on veteran-owned businesses raises $23M

01/24/18

StreetShares seeks to tap into the loyalties of military veterans, bringing together borrowers and savers through an online platform.

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