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Carlyle arm faces further default notices as repayment calls mount up
Siobhan Kennedy - Times Online- 07 March 2008
Resolution in sight at Liverpool as Tom Hicks begins talks with DIC
Tony Evans - Times Online- 07 March 2008
Gala Coral loses half its value as it talks to lending banks
Simon Bowers - guardian.co.uk- 07 March 2008
Gala Coral, one of Britain's biggest private equity owned employers with 19,000 staff, has halved in value according to an... (source)
Murdoch seeks investors
Miriam Steffens - Sydney Morning Herald- 07 March 2008
Lachlan Murdoch has set off on a desperate search for a private-equity partner to buy out Consolidated Media... (source)
Goldman Sachs plans to boost India operations
Gulf Daily News- 07 March 2008
Goldman Sachs is looking to launch a full complement of services in... (source)
MFI lawsuit takes shine off Galiform results
Alistair Gray - Financial Times- 07 March 2008
A legal dispute has erupted between Galiform and the private equity group it paid to take MFI... (source)
UPDATE 1-Singapore DBS's consumer bank head to join Carlyle
Koh Gui Qing & Saeed Azhar - Reuters- 07 March 2008
DBS Group said on Friday it will lose its head of consumer banking to U.S.-based private equity giant Carlyle Group. SINGAPORE,... (source)
Carlyle Group names Olivier Sarkozy as co-head of financial services group
Private Equity Wire- 07 March 2008
Carlyle Group has named Olivier Sarkozy as a New York-based managing director and co-head of its global financial services... (source)
Arsenal Capital Partners to acquire Netherlands-based DSM Special Products
Private Equity Wire- 07 March 2008
Arsenal Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, is to acquire DSM Special Products with annual sales of... (source)
SVG chief predicts buy-out recovery
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 07 March 2008
The chairman of SVG Capital expects private equity returns to “return to the... (source)
Bear dealmaker switches to hedge fund
Peter Thal Larsen - Financial Times- 07 March 2008
Lou Friedman, one of Bear Stearns’ most senior dealmakers, is leaving the Wall Street bank to join Peter Schoenfeld Asset... (source)
Glory Poly plans pvt equity deal
Mithun Roy - Sify- 07 March 2008
Glory Polyfilms (GPL) is close to diluting 20 per cent stake in favour of private equity players. ... (source)
China open to private equity in securities sector
Langi Chiang & Lucy Hornby - Reuters- 06 March 2008
Any foreign company, including a private equity firm, may be a joint venture partner of a Chinese securities... (source)
Private equity eyes Australia's debt-strapped firms
Alison Tudor - Reuters- 06 March 2008
Private equity firms are eyeing Australian companies hit by a steep rise in debt... (source)
Three leading business figures pressure Alistair Darling over non-doms and capital gains tax
Siobhan Kennedy & Christine Seib - Times Online- 06 March 2008
Highland threatened by tumbling debt prices
Henny Sender - Financial Times- 06 March 2008
Highland Capital Management is fighting a multi-front battle to ensure that it does not become a victim of its... (source)
Packer and Murdoch's Consolidated Media buyout in doubt
Miriam Steffens - The Age- 06 March 2008
Reports that the buyout plans from James Packer and Lachlan Murdoch have hit a roadblock halted shares in Consolidated Media... (source)
ABC Learning gets a debt lifeline
Vanessa Burrow - The Age- 06 March 2008
Child care giant ABC Learning will sell a 60% stake in its US child-care centres to Morgan Stanley Private... (source)
Australia's SEMA exploring A$100 mln sale-source
Denny Thomas - Reuters- 06 March 2008
Founders of SEMA, an Australian direct mail company, are exploring a potential sale which could fetch about A$100 million ($93... (source)
Shipping firm to be set up
Gulf Daily News- 06 March 2008
Venture Capital Bank has signed a $166 million joint venture deal with Cypriot company Lemissoler Shipping... (source)
Liverpool co-owner shows interest in DIC deal
Babu Das Augustine - Gulf News- 06 March 2008
Dubai International Capital is very much active in its bid for Liverpool, despite... (source)
VC gives olive branch to China's car part makers
Lin Guan - China Daily- 06 March 2008
Venture investors are showing increasing interests in China's spare part... (source)
Rock Hill Capital Group announces launch of first private equity fund
Private Equity Wire- 06 March 2008
Rock Hill Capital Group, a Houston-based private equity management company, has announced the launch of its first fund, the USD50m... (source)
New venture fund raises $167m
Robert Weisman - Boston.com- 06 March 2008
A pair of well-known area technology entrepreneurs has teamed up with a venture capitalist to raise $167... (source)
Stora Enso to sell merchant business to Altor Fund
Terhi Kinnunen - Reuters- 06 March 2008
Stora Enso said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its merchant business Papyrus to private equity fund Altor Fund... (source)
Permira eyes Reed magazines unit
Amanda Andrews & Siobhan Kennedy - Times Online- 05 March 2008
Suit vs Wachovia re Clear Channel to April 7 trial
Megan Davies - Reuters- 05 March 2008
A lawsuit involving Wachovia Corp and Clear Channel Communications selling its TV assets will go to trial April... (source)
New Islamic buyout fund to be launched
Gulf News- 05 March 2008
Global Investment House and Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch the Global DIB... (source)
Bank arm to invest $50m in mainland copper giant
Chen Hong - China Daily- 05 March 2008
The private equity arm of Standard Chartered Bank announced yesterday that it will invest $50 million into a mainland copper-tube... (source)
China Life seeks access to private equity field
Jamil Anderlini - Financial Times- 05 March 2008
China's biggest insurer, China Life, wants the government to allow insurance companies to invest in the country's fledgling domestic private... (source)
Dealtalk-Australia's ABC may sell US assets to private equity
Denny Thomas & Alison Tudor - Reuters- 05 March 2008
Childcare firm ABC Learning Centres could sell some of its U.S. business to private equity firms or... (source)
Charterhouse agrees to buy Tunstall
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 05 March 2008
Charterhouse Capital Partners, the private equity firm, has agreed to acquire Tunstall, a healthcare technology company that allows elderly or... (source)
DIC confident Liverpool bid will succeed
Roger Blitz - Financial Times- 05 March 2008
Dubai International Capital believes it will still be owner of Liverpool FC, in spite of one of the two US... (source)
Goldman's China Venture CEO quits, replaced by Cai (Update2)
Cathy Chan - Bloomberg- 05 March 2008
George Gillett Jr holds key in Liverpool bidding war
Oliver Kay - Times Online- 04 March 2008
Private equity 'not interested in fire sales'
Michael Janda - ABC News- 04 March 2008
There may be one less lifeline for struggling companies such as ABC Learning and Allco, according to the author of... (source)
Gresham sells Giles to Charterhouse Capital
Simon Bain - The Herald- 04 March 2008
Gresham Private Equity yesterday confirmed the sale of Giles, the Glasgow-based insurance broker, to Charterhouse... (source)
Private equity deals set for big boom in and around Mideast
Babu Das Augustine - Gulf News- 04 March 2008
The Middle East North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region is set for a big boom in private equity deals... (source)
Barclays Wealth in crisis talks with disgruntled staff
Tim Sharp - The Herald- 04 March 2008
Barclays Wealth managing director Mark Kibblewhite was yesterday locked in talks with a group of disgruntled private client managers threatening... (source)
UAE company seeks India acquisitions
Gulf Daily News- 04 March 2008
Dubai International Capital (DIC) said yesterday its private equity arm plans to make substantial acquisitions in... (source)
Proposal to allow PE investment by insurers
Hu Yuanyuan - China Daily- 04 March 2008
A CPPCC member has proposed the industry regulator allow insurers to undertake private equity investment in order to spread their... (source)
US pension fund to cut Alchemy contributions
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 04 March 2008
Alchemy Partners’ biggest investor is expected to scale down its commitment to the buy-out fund run by Jon... (source)
Bridgepoint nears €4bn target
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 04 March 2008
Bridgepoint Capital, the mid-market private equity firm, will secure new commitments from investors taking it beyond its €4bn (£3.1bn, $6.2bn)... (source)
Emerging markets private equity funds raised USD59bn in 2007
Private Equity Wire- 04 March 2008
Interest in emerging market private equity opportunities continued unabated in 2007, with 204 funds collectively raising USD59.2bn in fresh... (source)
Templeton rejects offer price for AsiaPharm
Jeffrey Hodgson - Reuters- 03 March 2008
Templeton Asset Management said on Monday a private equity bid for Singapore-listed AsiaPharm Group was too low and disadvantageous to... (source)
Private equity poser for the banks
Lina Saigol - Financial Times- 03 March 2008
When the credit crunch ends, should investment banks go back to financing private equity deals as well as advising on... (source)
Malaysia pulls in private equity investments
Rachael Kam - The Star Online- 03 March 2008
Malaysia has become an attractive destination for private equity investments with a sizeable population of 27 million and a robust... (source)
HSBC faces S Korea setback
Song Jung-a & Peter Thal Larsen - Financial Times- 03 March 2008
South Korea's financial regulators are not expected to approve HSBC's $6.3bn (£3.2bn) acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank in time for... (source)
Gas2 secures £10m growth capital investment
Graeme Smith - The Herald- 03 March 2008
An innovative young Aberdeen firm has secured a multi-million-pound funding boost for its novel method of turning gas to liquid... (source)
Canadian plans go for private equity
Andrew Wood - Financial Times- 03 March 2008
Two of Canada's biggest public pension investment managers have invested $400m (£201m, €263m) between them in FountainVest, a recently established... (source)
Pressure mounts on EMI's Disney contract
Joshua Chaffin - Financial Times- 03 March 2008
Walt Disney is handing the European distribution of its next Jonas Brothers album to Universal Music, dealing a blow to... (source)
Benson Elliot acquires majority stake in Budapest development
Private Equity Wire- 03 March 2008
Private equity real estate fund manager Benson Elliot Capital Management has acquired a 60 per cent stake in Karolyi Istvan... (source)
Germany's Target Partners announces first closing of second venture fund at EUR61.5m
Private Equity Wire- 03 March 2008
Target Partners, a Munich-based venture capital firm, has announced the first closing of its new fund, Target Partners Fund II,... (source)
Carlyle hires UBS's Sarkozy to lead financial unit, Person says
Jason Kelly - Bloomberg- 03 March 2008
DIC plans $500mn Saudi private equity fund
Andrew White - Arabian Business- 03 March 2008
Dubai International Capital (DIC) plans to launch a $500 million private equity fund dedicated to investing in Saudi... (source)
Private equity demands more investment from pension funds
Nathalie Thomas - Scotland on Sunday- 02 March 2008
The battle between unions and the private equity industry will this week step up a gear amid calls for pension... (source)
Private equity firm seeks to bail out of executive jet group for £1bn
Mark Leftly - The Independent- 02 March 2008
Welsh, Carson sets out to raise $4.5bn
Mark Leftly - The Independent- 02 March 2008
Bid to protect workers from private equity
Heather Stewart - guardian.co.uk- 02 March 2008
MP John Heppell is expecting the support of colleagues for a bill giving extra protection to... (source)
Virgin looks at selling off TV division
James Ashton - Times Online- 02 March 2008
Crescent Capital sticks to its guns in bid for Abano
Jonathan Keehner & Michael Erman - Reuters- 02 March 2008
Private equity firms are snapping up energy infrastructure assets which are some of the few buyouts likely to attract... (source)
Buyout firms put energy infrastructure in pipeline
Jonathan Keehner & Michael Erman - Reuters- 02 March 2008
Private equity firms are snapping up energy infrastructure assets which are some of the few buyouts likely to attract... (source)
Private equity says tax query is moot
Tom Robbins - Business Report- 02 March 2008
The treasury's announcement that the taxes in private equity deals would be investigated was seen as an opportunity for the... (source)
UPDATE 1-Ambac estimates Jan derivatives losses at $650 mln
Dan Wilchins - Reuters- 01 March 2008
Ambac Financial Group Inc said that the market value of its credit derivatives fell about $650 million in January, and... (source)
Buyout firms put energy infrastructure in pipeline
Jonathan Keehner & Michael Erman - Reuters- 01 March 2008
Private equity firms are snapping up energy infrastructure assets like pipelines and storage facilities, which are some of the few... (source)
Kravis asks fund investors to show patience
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 01 March 2008
Henry Kravis, co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, pleaded with investors in his private equity firm's listed Euronext fund to be... (source)

 
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