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BBC on lookout for private equity partnerships
Amanda Andrews - Times Online- 07 February 2008
Packaged as local experts on search optimising
Paul McIntyre - Sydney Morning Herald- 07 February 2008
The early private equity backers of Facebook and MySpace have hit the Australian market with former Microsoft and PBL... (source)
Northern Rock faces 2,400 job cuts under management's plans
Christine Seib & Siobhan Kennedy - Times Online- 07 February 2008
MBIA plans to raise a further $750m
Aline van Duyn - Financial Times- 07 February 2008
MBIA, the world's largest bond insurer, yesterday announced plans to raise a further $750m in... (source)
KKR puts $250m in Bharti Airtel
Amy Yee & Joe Leahy - Financial Times- 07 February 2008
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts plans to invest $250m in the mobile phone tower unit of Bharti Airtel, India's largest wireless... (source)
Riverstone and Carlyle lead USD500m commitment to Dynamic Offshore Resources
Private Equity Wire- 07 February 2008
Private equity firms Riverstone Holdings and the Carlyle Group have committed USD450m for investment in Dynamic Offshore... (source)
Carmel Ventures closes third fund at USD235m
Private Equity Wire- 07 February 2008
Hertzliya, Israel-based Carmel Ventures has announced the launch of Carmel Ventures III with commitments of... (source)
Macquarie chief to exit on a record
Marc Moncrief - The Age- 07 February 2008
Australia's highest-paid executive will step down in May, promising that the small merchant bank he built into a global powerhouse... (source)
Kazakhstan wants stake in Kazakhmys power plant
Maria Golovnina - Reuters- 07 February 2008
Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov ordered the state investment vehicle Samruk on Thursday to hold talks with Kazakhmys... (source)
Mezzanine suffers as costs fall through the floor
Siobhan Kennedy - Times Online- 07 February 2008
Beeb's private equity danger
Patrick Hosking - Times Online- 07 February 2008
MYOB rejects private equity bid
Sydney Morning Herald- 07 February 2008
Business software provider MYOB Ltd has rejected an unsolicited bid from a private equity firm, labelling the offer... (source)
Ithmaar Bank appoints managing director for private equity
Private Equity Wire- 07 February 2008
Ithmaar Bank, a Bahrain-based investment bank belonging to the Ithmaar financial group, has appointed Andrew Pocock, a veteran investment banker... (source)
Australian private equity still going strong
Ruth Liew - Financial Standard- 06 February 2008
Private equity investments in the Asia Pacific region remained relatively benign last year, but Australia is still going... (source)
Head of Virgin's bid for Northern Rock denies 'gravy train' claims
Croft, Larsen & Parker - Financial Times- 06 February 2008
Taking over Northern Rock is not a ticket for a "gravy train", the man leading Virgin's bid for the stricken... (source)
Debt dilemma casts shadow over Clear Channel/BCE
Henny Sender - Financial Times- 06 February 2008
Clear Channel Communications and BCE deals worth more than $50bn, are casting a shadow over the debt... (source)
Grassley eyes offshore shelters as bill stalls
Emily Chasan - Reuters- 06 February 2008
Sen. Charles Grassley said on Tuesday a bill to boost taxes for publicly traded private equity firms is on... (source)
Specialist private equity administrator IPES establishes Jersey presence
Private Equity Wire- 06 February 2008
International Private Equity Services, which provides specialist administration services to private equity funds, has opened a new office in... (source)
Goldman, banks to lend $55 billion for Rio takeover (Update 2)
Cecile Gutscher - Bloomberg- 06 February 2008
Boutique administrator Equinoxe receives investment from XL Capital
Private Equity Wire- 06 February 2008
Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services has announced a significant minority investment from a wholly-owned subsidiary of insurance group XL... (source)
Banks warned on insurer downgrades
Aline van Duyn & Michael Mackenzie - Financial Times- 06 February 2008
Standard & Poor's warned that downgrading top triple-A credit ratings of bond insurers could be damaging for... (source)
Walkers Funds Services names senior vice-president as client base soars
Private Equity Wire- 06 February 2008
Cayman Islands-based Walkers Funds Services has announced the appointment of Andrew Edgington to its management team as senior... (source)
Venture Capital Fund to spur small businesses
Gulf Daily News- 05 February 2008
The Labour Fund and Bahrain-based Venture Capital Bank have unveiled a new growth engine for small to medium enterprises... (source)
Palamon appoints Lorenzo Pellicioli to board of advisors
Private Equity Wire- 05 February 2008
European private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Lorenzo Pellicioli, chief executive of De Agostini Group, to its board... (source)
Invesco closes WLR Recovery Fund IV with USD4bn in commitments
Private Equity Wire- 05 February 2008
Invesco has announced the final closing of the WLR Recovery Fund IV, with commitments of USD4Bn for... (source)
Advent International hires head of portfolio board development
Private Equity Wire- 05 February 2008
Advent International has recruited Conor Boden from 3i to take up the newly-created role of head of portfolio board... (source)
Sir Richard Branson emerges as likely victor as Olivant pulls out of Rock bid
Seib, Kennedy & Webster - Times Online- 05 February 2008
BC Partners buys Intelsat after agreeing to renegotiate financing
Nick Clark - The Independent- 05 February 2008
Private equity bosses unite to present a co-ordinated message
Siobhan Kennedy - Times Online- 05 February 2008
MFS becomes first subprime casualty to sell major stake
Natalie Craig - The Age- 05 February 2008
Gold Coast company MFS has sold 65% of its travel business to Luxembourg private equity group CVC Asia Pacific at... (source)
Terra Firma sued over 'modelling flaw'
Megan Murphy - Financial Times- 05 February 2008
The pressure-cooker working environment of Guy Hands' Terra Firma may have driven two executives to conceal a critical... (source)
Punch and M&B in £3.7bn merger
Scott Reid - Scotsman- 05 February 2008
Scotland's best-known watering holes could fall under common ownership after Punch Taverns and Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) unveiled plans for... (source)
Singapore's Tembusu plans $354 mln buyout fund
Kevin Lim - Reuters- 05 February 2008
Tembusu Partners, a Singapore private equity firm, said on Tuesday it plans to set up a S$500 million ($353.9 million)... (source)
Private equity buys stake in Ersol thin film unit
Eva Kuehnen - Reuters- 04 February 2008
U.S. private equity firm Ventizz will buy a minority stake in German solar cell maker Ersol's thin film unit for... (source)
Goldman backing contrary view
Henny Sender - Financial Times- 04 February 2008
Late last month, with debt markets paralysed, executives at Goldman Sachs contacted Apollo Management and Texas Pacific... (source)
GE says to become sole shareholder of East Asia unit
Megan Davies - Reuters- 04 February 2008
GE Commercial Finance, a unit of General Electric Co. said it would become the sole shareholder of its unit in... (source)
Atlanta franchising specialist closes second private equity fund
Private Equity Wire- 04 February 2008
Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, has announced the final closing of its second institutional private equity... (source)
Corporate presidential campaign giving surges
Kevin Drawbaugh - Reuters- 04 February 2008
Corporate America is pouring money into the U.S. presidential campaign at an unprecedented rate, with a torrent of... (source)
MFS to repay debt after selling Stella stake
Victoria Thieberger - Reuters- 04 February 2008
Australian financial services firm MFS Ltd said on Monday it will be able to meet a debt repayment... (source)
Sir Richard Branson refuses to sweeten Rock deal
Siobhan Kennedy - Times Online- 04 February 2008
Punch approaches M&B with merger plan that would form £11bn group
Dominic Walsh - Times Online- 04 February 2008
Private equity firms unlikely to rescue Ambac and MBIA
Henny Sender & Aline van Duyn in - Financial Times- 04 February 2008
Leading private equity firms are unlikely to participate in any recapitalisation of Ambac and... (source)
Oasis wants top spot in dental market
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 04 February 2008
Oasis Healthcare, the private equity-owned dentist chain, has appointed Justin Ash, chief executive of Lloyds Chemist, to lead an acquisition... (source)
State Street Private Equity Index sees declining US IRR in third quarter
Private Equity Wire- 04 February 2008
The long-term internal rates of return for US private equity funds declined marginally in the third quarter of last... (source)
Advantage sets dates for Tokyo Star tender offer
Alison Tudor - Reuters- 04 February 2008
Japanese private equity firm Advantage Partners' tender offer for Tokyo Star Bank will run from Feb. 5 to March... (source)
S.Africa's Gold Reef says buy-out deal fails
Gershwin Wanneburg - Reuters- 04 February 2008
Gold Reef Resorts said on Monday it had failed to win approval from gambling authorities for a proposed private equity... (source)
Friends Provident chief-elect already fears for his job
Simon Evans - The Independent- 03 February 2008
Murray Capital backing £30m buy-out
Terry Murden & Neil Archibald - Scotsman- 03 February 2008
Sir David Murray's investment division has teamed up with the management of a Fife cabling company in a £30m... (source)
Blackstone clawback could be black eye - Barrons'
Reuters- 03 February 2008
Private equity leader Blackstone Group LP could see its fees from gains in its funds, dry up and urn... (source)
Bidders come to heel for Bennett
Zoe Wood - guardian.co.uk- 03 February 2008
Linda Bennett comes closer to banking tens of millions of pounds after first-round bids were lodged for the LK Bennett... (source)
Equity firms seek own debt on cheap
Nathalie Thomas - Scotland on Sunday- 03 February 2008
Some private equity firms are seeking to exploit the credit crunch by buying back their own debt on the... (source)
MFS sells Stella stake, able to repay debt
Victoria Thieberger - Reuters- 03 February 2008
MFS Ltd said it will sell a 65 percent stake in its Stella tourism business to private equity firm CVC... (source)
Virtualization firm draws venture capital
Denis Paiste - Union Leader- 03 February 2008
Venture capital firms Kepha Partners and Sigma Partners have invested $4 million in... (source)
Spire swoops to buy rival for £145m
Salamander Davoudi - Financial Times- 03 February 2008
Spire Healthcare has agreed to buy Classic Hospitals Group, UK’s sixth-largest private acute hospital operator, for... (source)
Venture capitalists circle as ITV shares fall
Richard Wachman & James Robinson - guardian.co.uk- 03 February 2008
Three private equity groups, Apax, Provident and KKR, are pondering a £3bn bid for ITV, according to investment... (source)
D.Telekom sees M&A chances in market turmoil-paper
Nicola Leske - Reuters- 02 February 2008
German telecoms group Deutsche Telekom sees improved chances against private equity investors in mergers and... (source)
Lone Star Executive Sentenced
Choe Sang-Hun - The New York Times- 02 February 2008
Caterpillar completes acquisition of China's SEM
Samuel Shen - Reuters- 02 February 2008
Heavy machinery maker Caterpillar Inc said on Saturday it had completed the purchase of Shandong SEM... (source)
Garden state plots hedge fund, private equity commitments
FINalternatives- 02 February 2008
William Clark, director of the New Jersey State Investment Council recommended the council make commitments to a pair of hedge... (source)
Flowers plans new Friends bid
Andrea Felsted - Financial Times- 02 February 2008
JC Flowers, the US private equity group, is working on a fresh approach to Friends... (source)
Private equity firms home in on apologetic M&B
Dominic Walsh - Times Online- 01 February 2008
M&B could be at centre of Punch-Tchenguiz battle
Roger Blitz - Financial Times- 01 February 2008
The future of Mitchells & Butlers could boil down to a bid battle between Punch Taverns and a private equity... (source)
M&A slump raises doubts over C$35bn BCE buy-out
Bernard Simon - Financial Times- 01 February 2008
Speculation has risen to fever pitch on the future of the C$34.8bn (US$34.7bn) buy-out of BCE, Canada's biggest telecoms operator,... (source)
Lenovo to sell handset division
Mure Dickie & Justine Lau - Financial Times- 01 February 2008
After six years of struggle, Lenovo, the world's fourth largest computer vendor, has retreated from the mobile phone... (source)
Lone Star to earn $244 mln KEB div, eyes ruling
Reuters- 01 February 2008
U.S. private equity house Lone Star will pocket a 230 billion won ($244 million) dividend from Korea Exchange Bank (KEB)... (source)
Singapore company denies Centro bid
Natalie Craig - The Age- 01 February 2008
Singapore listed property giant CapitaLand has denied a newspaper report that it was interested in buying assets of Australia's floundering... (source)
Pvt equity regrets year of excesses
Sanat Vallikappen - Sify- 01 February 2008
With a record $13 billion flowing into Indian companies by the way of private equity investments in 2007, almost double... (source)
Gold Reef bidders threaten to leave the table
The Times (South Africa)- 01 February 2008
The R11.4-billion buyout of casino group Gold Reef might not be a winner if provincial gambling boards continue to drag... (source)
Halifax Group acquires security system provider North American Video
Private Equity Wire- 01 February 2008
US private equity firm Halifax Group has acquired North American Video, a provider of integrated video surveillance and security... (source)
TCW Group announces the closing of TCW Energy Partners
Private Equity Wire- 01 February 2008
Los Angeles-based TCW Group, an international asset management firm with more than USD150bn under management, has announced the closing of... (source)
Court finds Lone Star S.Korean head guilty
Reuters- 01 February 2008
A Seoul court found the head of U.S. private equity house Lone Star's [LS.UL] South Korean operations guilty of manipulating... (source)

 
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