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Active Private Equity takes control of FW Evans bike store chain
Robin Pagnamenta - Times Online- 07 April 2008
VC Funding | A booster shot for health
Archana Rai - Livemint- 07 April 2008
Co-op edges closer to takeover of Somerfield
Siobhan Kennedy & Steve Hawkes - Times Online- 07 April 2008
CMH deal dead
Michael West - The Age- 07 April 2008
The $3.2 billion bid for Consolidated Media Holdings by young media tycoons Lachlan Murdoch and James Packer appears dead following... (source)
GLE looks north with YFM buy
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 07 April 2008
GLE Group has expanded northwards by acquiring the YFM Group, the Yorkshire-based venture capital and buy-out company, from its... (source)
Buyout firm Australian retail asset sales on hold, Review says
Jacob Greber - Bloomberg- 07 April 2008
Hibernian buyout of Vivas sparks hope on premiums
Shane Hickey - Independent.ie- 07 April 2008
Health insurance customers could stand to benefit from the takeover by the Hibernian group of Vivas... (source)
New partner promotions reinforce Appleby's global funds practice
Private Equity Wire- 07 April 2008
Bermuda-based offshore law firm Appleby has announced the promotion of seven lawyers to partnership, including three active in the funds... (source)
Goldman, Whitesun to invest in China cafe chain
Reuters- 07 April 2008
Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs and Chinese private equity firm Whitesun Equity Partners have agreed to invest a combined... (source)
Honeywell in $1.2 bln deal for safety-gear maker
Scott Malone - Reuters- 07 April 2008
Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc said on Friday that it would buy Norcross Safety Products LLC, a maker of personal... (source)
Industri Kapital to buy German component maker
Reuters- 07 April 2008
Private equity firm Industri Kapital said on Monday it had signed a deal to buy German component maker Flabeg from... (source)
Private equity attractive: Mass pension fund
Reuters- 07 April 2008
Private equity is still an attractive enough investment to put money into despite the drying up of leveraged buyouts, Michael... (source)
‘Private equity deals may decline in 2008’
Hindu Business Line- 07 April 2008
After year 2007, that saw large private equity deals, 2008 could see PE deals drop, say analysts and PE... (source)
Just the ticket for Bono
Nick Webb - Independent.ie- 06 April 2008
Fresh from banking €300m out of U2's landmark deal with concert promoters Live Nation, the Bono-backed private equity group, Elevation... (source)
Private equity 'exit deals' rise 20%
Nathalie Thomas - Scotsman- 06 April 2008
The number of private equity-owned companies put up for sale or floated on the stock market rose by almost 20%... (source)
Forklift truck maker Kion seeks acquisitions-paper
Reuters- 06 April 2008
Kion, the world's second-biggest maker of fork lift trucks, is looking for peers to acquire to strengthen its business in... (source)
JC Flowers to up its offer for Friends
Iain Dey - Times Online- 06 April 2008
Egypt's Citadel says refinery loan pkg on course
Alaa Shahine & Wael Gamal - Reuters- 06 April 2008
The leading Egypt-based private equity firm, Citadel Capital, said on Sunday it was on course to finalize a loan package... (source)
IDFC makes strategic investment in carbon consulting company
Livemint- 06 April 2008
NHS: Bankers hired to advise on plan to raise funds in hospitals sale
Siobhan Kennedy - Times Online- 05 April 2008
Vincent Tchenguiz and Apax make move for Trillium
Siobhan Kennedy - Times Online- 05 April 2008
Ping An starts $2.85 billion private equity fund, Observer says
John Liu - Bloomberg- 05 April 2008
Permira says to keep Hugo Boss for at least 4 yrs
Reuters- 05 April 2008
Private equity firm Permira intends to keep fashion house Hugo Boss, in which it holds 88 percent, for at least... (source)
Gala Coral to bid for Tote in spite of market crisis
Dominic Walsh - Times Online- 04 April 2008
New CEO for the world’s first all-female private equity firm
Sara Hamdan - Arabian Business- 04 April 2008
Mahasti Dadressan has recently assumed the role of CEO and head strategist of all-female private equity firm Forsa LLC, the... (source)
Lloyds Development has taste of first deal
Mark Williamson - The Herald- 04 April 2008
Lloyds Development Capital's new Scottish private equity operation has completed its first deal by backing a restaurant group with designs... (source)
MTI in £32m university spin-out fund
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 04 April 2008
MTI, a 25-year veteran of British venture capital, has teamed up with Manchester university, raising £32m for a new... (source)
3i springs sale of Italian toy stake
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 04 April 2008
3i, the listed private equity group, hopes to show that making money during the credit squeeze is child's play by... (source)
French buy Speyside Cooperage
Jane Bradley - Scotsman- 04 April 2008
A family-owned whisky cooperage in Banffshire has been sold to a French industry peer for about £8... (source)
New Hampshire issues alternatives consultant RFP
FINalternatives- 04 April 2008
The $6 billion New Hampshire Retirement System has issued a request for proposals for alternative investment consultants experience in private... (source)
China's CIC inks deal with JC Flowers to launch US$4 bln fund
China Knowledge- 04 April 2008
China Investment Corp (CIC) has inked a deal with New York-based private equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co to launch... (source)
United Internet, Drillisch, Freenet resume talks
Georgina Prodhan - Reuters- 04 April 2008
German Internet service provider United Internet has resumed talks with competitors Freenet and Drillisch about breaking up Freenet and splitting... (source)
DLJ South American Partners closes USD300m private equity fund
Private Equity Wire- 04 April 2008
DLJ South American Partners, a joint venture between a team of South America-based investment professionals and Credit Suisse's alternative investments... (source)
Private equity picked to target medium-sized firms
Tamsyn Parker - The New Zealand Herald- 03 April 2008
Mergers and acquisitions of medium-sized businesses are expected to be the key drivers behind private equity investment this... (source)
Investcorp to host equity conference
Gulf Daily News- 03 April 2008
Investcorp is to host a private equity conference for its private and institutional investors in Bahrain.... (source)
Clear Channel deal suit sent back to Texas court
Paritosh Bansal, Megan Davies & Dan Wilchins - Reuters- 03 April 2008
Clear Channel Communications Inc and the private equity firms trying to buy the U.S. radio operator won a legal victory... (source)
Gala Coral to get cash injection
Roger Blitz - Financial Times- 03 April 2008
Gala Coral's private equity backers are ploughing £125m into the betting operator in return for a relaxation of its... (source)
Credit Suisse JV Closes $300M Private Equity Fund
FINalternatives- 03 April 2008
DLJ South American Partners, a joint venture, and Credit Suisse’s alternative investments business, has raised its first private equity fund... (source)
3i takes minority stake in insurance group Hyperion
Private Equity Wire- 03 April 2008
Private equity firm 3i has taken a minority shareholding in international insurance group Hyperion in a deal that values the... (source)
Shovlin tunes in for £60m Virgin radio bid
Laura Noonan - Independent.ie- 03 April 2008
BEACON developer Paddy Shovlin looks set to become Ireland's newest media mogul as his Absolute Radio enters exclusive talks on... (source)
China Telecom to buy out Beijing unit for RMB 5.56 bln
China Knowledge- 03 April 2008
China Telecom, the nation's largest fixed-line service operator, said it plans to buy out Beijing Telecom from state-owned parent China... (source)
Indian firm may make offer for Motorola's cell phone division
Wailin Wong - Chicago Tribune- 03 April 2008
China's Zoomlion to bid for Italy machinery maker
Reuters- 02 April 2008
Changsha Zoomlion Industry Science and Technology Development 000157.SZ, a major Chinese heavy machinery maker, said on Wednesday it planned to... (source)
Virgin talks to Dubai International Capital over expansion plans
David Robertson - Times Online- 02 April 2008
FL Capital buys tool firm for €25m
Independent.ie- 02 April 2008
Private equity firm FL Capital Partners is understood to have paid in the region of €25m for its acquisition of... (source)
Japan's buyout market has `fantastic' potential, Permira says
Tomoko Yamazaki & Mariko Yasu - Bloomberg- 02 April 2008
$15bn bumper assets
Gulf Daily News- 02 April 2008
Assets managed by Bahrain's mutual fund industry surged nearly 73 per cent to more than $15 billion during last year,... (source)
Number of buy-out companies in receivership up by nearly half
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 02 April 2008
The number of private equity-owned companies falling into receivership rose by almost half last year to 106, its highest level... (source)
HG Capital in €185m Sweden wind farm deal
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 02 April 2008
HG Capital, the listed private equity company, has announced that it is investing in a €185m (£147m) Swedish onshore wind... (source)
JPMorgan Private Equity Fund Services launches DealVault
Private Equity Wire- 02 April 2008
JPMorgan has launched DealVault, a new technology to track private equity investments valuations, performance, risk and exposure analysis and provide... (source)
Linklaters acts on trio of European private equity IT transactions
Private Equity Wire- 02 April 2008
'Magic Circle' law firm Linklaters has underlined its strength in the software and information technology sector by acting on three... (source)
UPDATE 2-Pardus, Centaurus want to bring back Atos founder
Marcel Michelson - Reuters- 02 April 2008
Private equity funds Centaurus Capital L.P. and Pardus Capital Management L.P., which hold a joint stake of 21.67 percent in... (source)
Tokio Marine Capital to buy Japanese drug firm
Reuters- 01 April 2008
Private equity firm Tokio Marine Capital Co Ltd said it was set to buy a Japanese dental products and generic... (source)
Banks ask N.Y. court to dismiss Clear Channel case
Reuters- 01 April 2008
A group of six banks, sued over the $20 billion buyout of U.S. radio operator Clear Channel Communications Inc, fought... (source)
PE takes centre stage as stock markets turn bearish
Rana Rosen - Reuters- 01 April 2008
The declining equity markets have spurred fresh demand for private equity funds here, and may mark the start of a... (source)
TransCanada to buy National Grid plant
Joseph A. Giannone - Reuters- 01 April 2008
TransCanada Corp, a North America energy pipeline company expanding its power generation business, on Monday said it agreed to buy... (source)
LMS sells controlling stake in Energy Cranes
Mark Williamson - The Herald- 01 April 2008
Energy Cranes International has been sold by one private equity house to another, leaving five directors of the Aberdeen-based oil... (source)
Financial plays on mainland are risky
Ernest Chan - China Daily- 01 April 2008
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) posted a full-year net-profit growth of 65 percent, while Bank of China's (BOC)... (source)
Tekton sold in £21m deal
Kevin Feddy - Manchester Evening News- 01 April 2008
Software giant Sage has snapped up Manchester-based Tekton Group for £21m. The deal provides a windfall for Tekton's founder and... (source)
Lehman to raise billions to quash stability fears
Dan Wilchins - Reuters- 01 April 2008
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, an investment bank beset by rumours of not having enough funding, said it plans to raise... (source)
Sovereign fund first for BVCA
Adrian Michaels & Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 01 April 2008
A sovereign wealth fund is close to signing up to greatly increased disclosure of its investments and practices to bring... (source)
3i Infrastructure Fund Says It Has Invested 88% of IPO Proceeds
Edward Evans - Bloomberg- 01 April 2008
Proposal targets 'private' funds
Joshua Boak - Chicago Tribune- 01 April 2008
The Treasury Department's blueprint for regulating American financial markets could impose more scrutiny on private-equity firms and hedge funds accustomed... (source)
Deutsche Post sells properties to Lone Star
Michael Shields - Reuters- 01 April 2008
Deutsche Post has agreed to sell around 1,300 properties to U.S. investor Lone Star for 1 billion euros ($1.58 billion)... (source)

 
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