Quote of the Week
“Discipline is the foundation upon which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure.” —Jim Rohn
“If you don’t think you can do it, who will? You control the most important tool in success, your mind.” — Jeffrey Gitomer
“You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.” —Jim Rohn
“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.” — Anthony J. D’Angelo
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” — John Quincy Adams
“Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.” — Charles F. Kettering
“The key factor that will determine your financial future is not the economy; the key factor is your philosophy.” —Jim Rohn
Your attitude determines the state of the world you live in.
It is the foundation for every success and every failure you have had and will have.
It will make you or break you. Your attitude controls your life.
But the good news? You control your attitude. — Unknown
“Profits are better than wages. Wages make you a living; profits make you a fortune.” —Jim Rohn
“Nothing will work unless you do.” – John Wooden
“Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you.
Let others cry over small hurts, but not you.
Let others leave their futures in someone else’s hands, but not you.” – Jim Rohn
“Never settle for anything less than your best.” – Brian Tracy
“When you kill time, you kill your opportunities for success.” — Denis Waitley
“When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
“It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind, that determines which way we will go.” —Jim Rohn
“It is funny about life: If you refuse to accept anything but the very best,
you will very often get it.” — W. Somerset Maugham
What ever happened to “Millions”?
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Blackstone is expecting to hold a final close for its seventh global PE fund by the end of the year after hitting its $17.5bn hard cap. – Oct 27, 2015
Blackstone Capital Partners Fundraising
02
KKR is expected to exceed the $8.0bn raised by its last North American-focused fund with the launch of KKR North America Fund XII. – Oct 28, 2015
KKR North America Fundraising
03
Ares Management is back in the market with its fifth flagship PE fund, which is targeting $6.5bn. – Oct 26, 2015
Ares Private Equity Fundraising
04
Harvest Partners is planning to raise up to $2.2bn for its seventh fund, potentially making it double the size of its predecessor. – Oct 30, 2015
Harvest Partners Fundraising
05
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and BC Partners agreed to invest 30% of the equity in Altice’s $17.7bn agreement for Cablevision. – Oct 27, 2015
BC Partners Fundraising • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
06
Starwood Capital Group has agreed to buy 72 properties from US real estate company Equity Residential for about $5.37bn. – Oct 26, 2015
Starwood Capital Global Hospitality
07
Intercontinental Exchange agreed to buy Interactive Data Corp. for about $5.2bn from Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus, scoring a 2.5x return. – Oct 26, 2015
Warburg Pincus Private Equity Fundraising • Silver Lake Partners
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IBM is nearing a $2.0bn deal to acquire the digital and data assets of The Weather Channel, a PE-backed weather news broadcaster. – Oct 28, 2015
Bain Capital North America • Blackstone Capital Partners Fundraising
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TPG Capital is looking to offload chemical distribution company Nexeo Solutions in a deal worth approximately $2.0bn, including debt. – Oct 30, 2015
TPG Partners Fundraising
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Health insurer UnitedHealth Group is nearing a deal to buy Helios, which is owned by Kelso & Company and Stone Point Capital for $1.6bn. – Oct 29, 2015
Kelso & Company Fundraising • Stone Point Capital
Source: Palico