
What Is a Club Deal in Private Equity?
When KKR, Texas Pacific Group, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners pooled their capital to take Texas utility TXU Corp. private in February 2007, the total deal value reached $45 billion, making it the

Vista Equity and Quinti Capital Reportedly Offer 50%+ Premium to Take Criteo Private
TL;DR: Bloomberg and Reuters sources say Vista Equity Partners and Quinti Capital have offered more than a 50% premium to take Criteo (Nasdaq: CRTO) private, in a deal reportedly worth roughly $3.7 bi

Electronic Arts Is Going Private in a $55 Billion Buyout. Here's What It Means for PE.
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners are paying $55 billion in cash to take Electronic Arts private. It is the largest all-cash sponsor take-private in PE history,

How an LBO Actually Works: What Private Equity Does With Your Capital
TL;DR A leveraged buyout puts acquisition debt on the target company's balance sheet, not the fund's. LPs contribute equity. The company services the interest from its own cash flows. PE buyout funds