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GTCR’s General Counsel Relishes Role In Overdrive Law360
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011Law360, New York (October 27, 2011, 1:36 PM ET) — As general counsel for GTCR LLC, Christian McGrath personifies the versatility and verve the role requires, recently overseeing the private equity firm’s creation of a $3.25 billion fund, facilitating numerous deals including the $675 million...
Excerpts: Canfield and Roche Featured in PEI Article
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011The Chicago School Chicago-based GTCR has one of the most prolific heritages in all of private equity, dating back to the 1980s. As the firm begins to deploy its tenth and largest fund, chairman Bruce Rauner is in the process of handing over leadership to the next generation of principals. Graham Winfrey...
Chicago private-equity firm GTCR is on a roll
Monday, June 20th, 2011GTCR LLC isn’t the biggest private- equity firm in Chicago, but right now it’s the hottest. During the worst of the recession, when many firms were idled by credit woes, GTCR was buying companies at bargain prices. Just before the recession and in the recovery, it sold holdings for nifty...
The M&A Advisor Announces Bruce V. Rauner to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Monday, May 16th, 2011NEW YORK, May 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The M&A Advisor is proud to announce that Bruce V. Rauner, Principal of private equity firm GTCR, is the recipient of the M&A Advisor’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Rauner is to be honored for his achievements in M&A and Financing at...
Phil Canfield Featured on Fortune.com
Monday, May 9th, 2011The Private Equity Power Shift By Dan Primack May 9, 2011: 5:00 AM ET Not too long ago, private equity fund managers were subjected to little due diligence as investors rushed to write checks before being shut out. Now investors are in charge. “They came in to interview our CFO and controller,...
GTCR Wins PE Firm of the Year Award!
Monday, May 9th, 2011GTCR: A Private Equity Leader Founded in 1980, GTCR is a leading private equity firm focused on investing in growth companies in the Information Services & Technology, Financial Services & Technology and Healthcare industries. The Chicago-based firm pioneered the “Leaders Strategy” – finding...
Collin Roche Featured in Private Equity Analyst.
Thursday, March 31st, 2011Private Equity Analyst RISING STAR: At GTCR, Wunderkind Roche Hits Many Home Runs Shasha Dai April 1, 2011 Ed Evans, the former chief executive of telecommunications technology company Syniverse Technologies Inc., recalled his first meeting with Collin Roche 12 years ago in Oklahoma City. “I remember...
Excerpts: Phil Canfield in the Deal Maker Spotlight
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011” Today, it is still about returns, but more importantly, return drivers ” PHILIP A. CANFIELD Principal GTCR LLC Phil Canfield shared insights with Global M&A Network about the importance of return drivers in raising follow-on funds, the effect of cash overhang on private equity deals,...
Exclusive: Chicago Private Equity Firm Raises Billions in Short Order
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011GTCR closes it’s 10th fund after less than eight months in market. Posted by Dan Primack for Fortune February 22, 2011 http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/02/22/exclusive-chicago-private-equity-firm-raises-billions-in-short-order/?section=magazines_fortune
Ovation Pharmaceuticals Wins IVCA Portfolio Company of the Year Award
Friday, September 3rd, 2010Chicago, September 3, 2010 – The Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) is pleased to announce its 2010 award recipients. The Stanley C. Golder Medal will be awarded this year to Lester B. Knight, Founding Partner of RoundTable Healthcare Partners. The Golder Medal acknowledges individuals...