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The rise and fall of private equity deals
Siobhan Kennedy - The Times- 07 January 2008
Bidders line up for Turkish store chain
Financial Times- 07 January 2008
Migros Turk, the biggest supermarket group in Turkey, is this week set to receive takeover bids worth about $4bn from... (source)
FT REPORT - FUND MANAGEMENT: Allure of alternatives to strengthen
Financial Times- 07 January 2008
Fund managers, strategists and experts looking to the year ahead expect institutional investors to show a stronger interest in alternative... (source)
Report on Rock by Goldman imminent
Financial Times- 07 January 2008
Goldman Sachs is expected to report back to the Chancellor Alistair Darling with its work on financing options for Northern... (source)
'The next Google may be from India'
Sify.com- 07 January 2008
Naren Gupta is not new to Indian start-ups. His association with them began way back in 1995 when Draper International,... (source)
LBO debt logjam threatens further write-downs for banks
Reuters- 07 January 2008
Leveraged loan problems are threatening Wall Street banks with a fresh round of write-downs from a $205 billion backlog of... (source)
Private equity group said close to buying Ellen Tracy from Liz
Women's Wear Daily- 07 January 2008
Liz Claiborne Inc. is said to be close to a deal to sell the Ellen Tracy brand to a consortium... (source)
Daito Trust shares gain on report of bid from Aetos
Bloomberg- 07 January 2008
Bermuda fund administrator Apex sets up Malta operation
Private Equity Wire- 07 January 2008
The Apex Group has announced the establishment of a fund administration subsidiary in Malta, Apex Fund Services... (source)
Cinven announces new partner and principal appointments
Private Equity Wire- 07 January 2008
European private equity firm Cinven has announced the appointment of three new partners and two principals in its London, Paris... (source)
MidOcean Partners appoints Mark Angelson as chairman
Private Equity Wire- 07 January 2008
Former RR Donnelley chief executive Mark A. Angelson has joined the New York- and London-based private equity firm MidOcean Partners... (source)
Al Mal Capital launches two private equity funds
Business 24-7- 07 January 2008
Al Mal Capital, a UAE Central Bank-regulated investment company, on Sunday launched two private equity funds – Al Mal Capital... (source)
Buy-out groups warned over fees
Financial Times- 07 January 2008
Big public pension funds have warned they will stop investing in buy-out funds if private equity groups raise their fees... (source)
Fire Capital to inject $750 mn in Indian real estate
The Hindu- 06 January 2008
Private equity firm Fire Capital plans to invest up to Rs 3,000 crore by 2010 to develop over 25 real... (source)
BoR to divest 10 pc stake
The Hindu- 06 January 2008
Jaipur-based private lender, Bank of Rajasthan (BoR) is set to divest nearly 10 per cent stake in the bank to... (source)
Apax-Mivtach Shamir to take control of Tnuva
Reuters- 06 January 2008
Private equity firm Apax Partners and Israel's Mivtach Shamir Holdings MISH.TA will take control of Israeli food company Tnuva on... (source)
Carlyle's fund could cash in on privatizing
Dallas Morning News- 06 January 2008
The Washington buyout firm has raised $1.15 bn for an infrastructure fund that it will use to partner with federal,... (source)
Former Amgen exec to join Colony Capital: source
Reuters- 06 January 2008
Private equity firm Colony Capital is expected to announce that former Amgen executive Richard Nanula will join as a principal,... (source)
PFC plans SPV for advisory services foray
The Hindu- 06 January 2008
Power sector finance company PFC, which recently announced a private equity fund, plans to venture into investment advisory space by... (source)
Jet finalising sale of 5% of promoters’ equity
Hindu Business Line- 05 January 2008
Mr Naresh Goyal, Chairman, Jet Airways, said he would go in for a private placement of shares or a qualified... (source)
Kinnaird insists Dolcis will survive exit of backer Epic
Scotsman.com- 05 January 2008
John Kinnaird, the Scottish retail entrepreneur, has insisted his loss-making shoe chain Dolcis will not go into administration, despite private... (source)
Close Brothers holds talks with Blackstone - FT
Reuters- 05 January 2008
Close Brothers Group Plc, which has rejected takeover approaches from rival Cenkos Securities and Icelandic firm Landsbanki, reportedly held meetings... (source)
Private equity fundraising seen challenging -report
Reuters- 04 January 2008
Fundraising by private equity firms will be challenging this year as more funds compete to attract investors in what is... (source)
Tata of India leads race to drive off with Jaguar and Land Rover
Ashling O’Connor - The Times- 04 January 2008
Gateway Distriparks to raise up to 3 bln rupees - paper
Reuters- 04 January 2008
Logistics company Gateway Distriparks Ltd plans to raise 2.5-3 billion rupees for its subsidiary, Gateway Rail Freight, through a private... (source)
As buyouts falter, new tactics aim to lock in deals
New York Times- 04 January 2008
ISIS sells RLA in GBP 20m deal
Private Equity Wire- 04 January 2008
ISIS Equity Partners has sold RLA Group to The Mission Marketing Group plc. The GBP 20m deal is structured with... (source)
Aetos outbids rivals for Daito Trust - source
Reuters- 04 January 2008
A group led by U.S. investment firm Aetos Capital LLC has outbid Morgan Stanley and others by offering 300 billion... (source)
NZ M&A activity tipped to pick up again
Reuters- 04 January 2008
Apparel firm Gokaldas Exports Ltd said on Friday private equity group Blackstone has revised the open offer date to buy... (source)
Hitachi to phase out small hard disk drives
Reuters- 04 January 2008
Japan's Hitachi Ltd said it is phasing out its small hard disk drive business as competition heats up with flash... (source)
Centro says can't extend interest rate hedges
Reuters- 04 January 2008
Centro Properties Group, Australia's second high-profile victim of the global credit crisis, said it had been unable to extend maturing... (source)
Tsogo Sun accuses Gold Reef of buyout foul play
eProp- 04 January 2008
Tsogo’s submission, objecting to Gold Reef’s R11,4bn private equity buyout led by Ethos Private Equity, and involving Goldman Sachs and... (source)
The hunt for managers to serve a sovereign
Financial Times- 04 January 2008
One of the most intense subjects of speculation at the private equity conference in Dubai was which sovereign wealth fund... (source)
Temasek supports Merrill despite sub-prime losses
Banking Times- 04 January 2008
Troubled investment bank Merrill Lynch has today found support from investment group Temasek Holdings, who today affirmed their belief in... (source)
Sun Capital eyes hostile offer for Kellwood: report
Reuters- 03 January 2008
Private equity fund Sun Capital Partners is considering a renewed bid to take over clothing brand company Kellwood Co. with... (source)
Reversal of fortunes for the giants of private equity
The Independent- 03 January 2008
Private-equity firms follow sovereign wealth funds’ lead by seeking financial sector investments
Money Morning- 03 January 2008
Foreign sovereign wealth funds have been grabbing headlines lately with their well-publicized investments into struggling financial services firms like Citigroup... (source)
Buy-out groups eye financial services
Financial Times- 03 January 2008
Private equity interest in financial services, particularly in the mid-market, looks set to continue in 2008, in spite of the... (source)
HarbourVest in dual asset buy
Financial Times- 03 January 2008
HarbourVest, one of the biggest private equity fund of funds, yesterday announced its newly-listed Amsterdam Euronext vehicle was close to... (source)
Delek faces court after jilting Jelmoli
The Times- 03 January 2008
Breaking up is never easy ...
Patrick Hosking - The Times- 03 January 2008
Financial services to fuel M&A
Financial Times- 03 January 2008
Private equity interest in financial services, particularly in the mid-market, looks set to continue in 2008, in spite of the... (source)
Leveraged loans lose $28 billion while Carlyle gets punished
Bloomberg- 03 January 2008
Americans sold out to foreign firms at record quarterly rate
Bloomberg- 03 January 2008
PHH's M&A precedent, Calpine 'buy,' Ambani IPO timing: Timshel
Bloomberg- 03 January 2008
US extends probe into 3Com
Financial Times- 02 January 2008
A US probe into a proposed $2.2bn (£1.1bn) buy-out of 3Com, a network equipment supplier, by a consortium involving a... (source)
Private equity's loss of leverage
Washington Post- 02 January 2008
Ridley forges ahead with Northern 2
Financial Times- 02 January 2008
Matt Ridley, the former chairman of Northern Rock, is pressing ahead with plans to raise fresh capital for a fund... (source)
Former N Rock chairman faces test with share issue
Financial Times- 02 January 2008
Matt Ridley, the former chairman of troubled UK mortgage lender Northern Rock, will this year test whether his image with... (source)
Alliance & Leicester in takeover talks with Abbey owner
The Herald- 02 January 2008
Grupo Santander, owner of Abbey National, held takeover talks a month ago with one of Abbey's closest rivals Alliance &... (source)
BBC children's series confirms India is centre of animation
Katie Allen - guardian.co.uk- 02 January 2008
India has long been known as an outsourcing hub for call centres and computer support. Now a new BBC children's... (source)
PHH ends proposed merger with GE, Blackstone
Reuters- 02 January 2008
Mortgage and vehicle fleet company PHH Corp said on Tuesday it terminated its nearly $2bn sale to General Electric Co... (source)
Krishnan borrows less than sought for Maxis buyout
Bloomberg- 02 January 2008
Citigroup and others still reeling from subprime aftershocks
Money Morning- 02 January 2008
After an unyielding series of write-downs, losses, and layoffs, financial firms are still struggling to cope with the widespread fallout... (source)
EMI gets ready to ring the changes
The Herald- 01 January 2008
EMI's new owner Terra Firma, the private equity firm run by City tycoon Guy Hands, is about to make sweeping... (source)
PHH scraps sale to GE, Blackstone after lenders balk
Bloomberg- 01 January 2008
City faces tough times as recession threat grows and era of easy money comes to an end
Christine Seib & Siobhan Kennedy - The Times- 01 January 2008
West can’t look down on the East
Siobhan Kennedy - The Times- 01 January 2008

 
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