::Eureka Private Equity::

Kamal Tabet, the London-based global head of financial entrepreneurs at Citigroup, is taking a sabbatical following a wider restructuring at... (source)

PAI fund targets family businesses
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 07 May 2008

The head of PAI Partners said yesterday many family-owned companies would make attractive buy-out targets for the French private equity... (source)

DIC forced into focus on emerging markets
Roula Khalaf - Financial Times- 07 May 2008

Global market turmoil have pushed Dubai International Capital, the $13bn fund controlled by Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum,... (source)

Dongxiang placement seeks $1.1b
Kathy Wang - The Standard- 07 May 2008

Morgan Stanley Private Equity was seeking to raise about HK$1.1 billion selling 300 million shares in China Dongxiang, according to... (source)

Carlyle hires Citigroup former head of M&A in India
Reuters- 07 May 2008

The Carlyle Group said on Wednesday that Devinjit Singh would join the private equity firm in Mumbai from investment bank... (source)

Robert Goodman named head of private equity and real assets at Sterling Stamos
Private Equity Wire- 07 May 2008

Robert Goodman has been named global head of private equity and real assets for Sterling Stamos Capital... (source)

Palamon Capital Partners appoints chief financial officer
Private Equity Wire- 07 May 2008

European leading mid-market private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Gary Pritchard, who joins from Catlin Group, as chief... (source)

China's NSSF to invest 10 pct of assets in PE funds
Langi Chiang - Reuters- 07 May 2008

China's national pension fund has won approval to invest 10 percent of its assets in private equity funds not backed... (source)

Private equity firm CCMP looks for Taiwan buys
Faith Hung - Reuters- 07 May 2008

CCMP Capital Asia said it is in talks to make its first purchase in Taiwan, aiming to join a growing... (source)

Private equity houses snap up cheap debt
Sean Farrell - The Independent- 06 May 2008

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Venture capital funds seek local partners
Steve Mbogo - Business Daily Africa- 06 May 2008

Two venture capital funds are expected in Kenya later this month in search of partnerships with small and medium scale... (source)

Dubai International Capital promises Liverpool fans a place on Anfield board
James Ducker - Times Online- 06 May 2008

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Barratt Developments says no to offer by Apollo to buy stake of up to £400m
Siobhan Kennedy - Times Online- 06 May 2008

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Private equity duo build stake in Accor
Scheherazade Daneshkhu - Financial Times- 06 May 2008

Serge Weinberg, chairman of Accor, Europe's biggest hotel group, has demanded guarantees from Colony Capital that it will not seek... (source)

Clear Channel banks seek lawsuit dropped in Texas
Megan Davies - Reuters- 06 May 2008

The banks being sued in the Clear Channel Communications buyout case on Monday filed a new motion asking a Texas... (source)

GFH plans $2bn cement company
Gulf Daily News- 06 May 2008

Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House is planning to create one of the largest cement companies in the Middle East and North... (source)

Lenders plan debt trend clampdown
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 06 May 2008

European banks plan to clamp down on the emerging trend for private equity firms to buy debt in the companies... (source)

Flint joins buy-out firm Silver Lake
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 06 May 2008

Miles Flint, the man credited with turning round Sony Ericsson, yesterday said he was joining Silver Lake, the technology private... (source)

Italian green fund seeks €250m
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 06 May 2008

Nino Tronchetti Provera, a cousin of Pirelli's chairman, is seeking to raise one of Europe's biggest environmental private equity funds... (source)

Paul Capital closes USD1.65bn secondaries fund
Private Equity Wire- 06 May 2008

New York-based Paul Capital has announced the final closing of its ninth dedicated private equity secondaries fund, Paul Capital Partners... (source)

SL Capital Partners strengthens US private equity team
Private Equity Wire- 06 May 2008

Edinburgh-based SL Capital Partners, formerly Standard Life Investments (Private Equity), has announced the appointment of Eric Albertson, who was previously... (source)

Buyout firm PAI raises $8.3 bln for Europe fund
Eleanor Wason - Reuters- 06 May 2008

European buyout firm PAI said on Tuesday it had closed its PAI Europe V fund at 5.4 billion euros ($8.3... (source)

Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer may get second bite at Yahoo!
Suzy Jagger - Times Online- 05 May 2008

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When investors are left out
Elisabeth Sexton - Sydney Morning Herald- 05 May 2008

One of the enduring questions raised by the private equity bid for Qantas is whether aspects of the deal would... (source)

GMR energy to raise Rs 40 bn via IPO, PE placement
Myiris- 05 May 2008

GMR Energy is planning to raise Rs 40 billion through public offer and private equity placements to fund its expansion... (source)

Bidders queue up for Bodycote testing unit
Crain's Manchester Business- 05 May 2008

Bodycote received several expressions of interest from both trade and private equity buyers on the day it put its thermal... (source)

Ironbridge to buy Bravura
Michelle Baltazar - Financial Standard- 05 May 2008

Financial services software provider Bravura has announced a takeover proposal from private equity firm Ironbridge Capital which values the group... (source)

Sarti family sell restaurant chain in £5m management buy-out
Simon Bain - The Herald- 05 May 2008

Sarti's, the fashionable Glasgow restaurant chain, has been sold by its Italian family founders to a six-strong management buy-out team... (source)

Emergent preps private equity, hedge funds
FINalternatives- 05 May 2008

Emergent Asset Management is planning a slew of hedge fund and private equity launches in the upcoming... (source)

Colony Capital, Eurazeo to raise Accor stake to 30% (Update1)
Albertina Torsoli - Bloomberg- 05 May 2008

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Venture-capital forum has room for optimism
Tom Henderson - Crain's Detroit Business- 05 May 2008

Director of the University of Michigan's Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity, David Brophy, doesn't see a light at... (source)

Houlihan Lokey acquires investment banking business of Acris
Business Wire- 05 May 2008

Houlihan Lokey, a leading international investment bank, today announced that it has acquired the investment banking business of Acris, a... (source)

Charterhouse swots up on Reed's business
Mark Leftly - The Independent- 04 May 2008

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Spanish construction company Ferrovial put Belfast airport on the block
Ben Marlow - Times Online- 04 May 2008

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Rugby: Rugby corporate sell-off won't mean complete sellout
Gregor Paul - The New Zealand Herald- 04 May 2008

If private equity is sanctioned in New Zealand rugby, corporate backers will not be handed total control of the... (source)

Tote sell-off bogged down as valuation falls
Simon Evans - The Independent- 04 May 2008

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Private equity firm that left the Pru plans £500m sale
Mark Leftly - The Independent- 04 May 2008

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TPG to buy 25 pct of Strauss coffee for $288 mln
Reuters- 04 May 2008

Private equity firm TPG has agreed to buy a 25 percent stake in Strauss Group's coffee operations for $288 million,... (source)

Nielsen, WPP mull gatecrashing TNS-Gfk deal -paper
Reuters- 04 May 2008

The Nielsen Company, the world's biggest market information firm, is considering a bid for Gfk, which last week said it... (source)

Investing further afield
Scott Kirsner - Boston.com- 04 May 2008

Massachusetts venture capitalists are starting to rack up more frequent flier miles. A business that was once exclusively local -... (source)

McColl looks for £200m of private equity
Simon Bain - The Herald- 03 May 2008

Jim McColl, the engineering entrepreneur, is raising money for a £200m private equity fund to provide a new investment platform... (source)

Private equity trick exposed?
Gulf News- 03 May 2008

Private equity inspires polarised views. Its spectacular performance over the past three to five years is viewed by some as... (source)

Roseville-based venture capital fund goes for the green
Mark Melnicoe - The Sacramento Bee- 03 May 2008

One of Sacramento's big venture capital funds is making a success of going... (source)

India's Mahindra to raise $172 mln via private placement
Reuters- 03 May 2008

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, India's top utility vehicle maker, said on Saturday it plans to raise 7 billion rupees ($172... (source)

UAE second top recipient in ME
Khaleej Times- 03 May 2008

The UAE has been the second leading recipient of private equity investments over the past decade with a market share... (source)

Fierce takeover battle looms for RBS's insurance arm
Nick Clark & Sean Farrell - The Independent- 03 May 2008

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Barclays executive Paul Idzik quits amid top level tensions
Christine Seib - Times Online- 02 May 2008

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Private equity arms take option to stop paying cash interest
Henny Sender - Financial Times- 02 May 2008

Several companies owned by private equity firms have taken advantage of their right to suspend cash interest payments on part... (source)

India's Adani plans $1bn IPO
Joe Leahy - Financial Times- 02 May 2008

India's Adani Group is planning a $1bn-$1.5bn initial public offering of its power... (source)

Thresher plays down 30 Scottish closures
Erikka Askeland - Scotsman- 02 May 2008

Thresher Group, which was acquired by private equity firm Vision Capital last year, is to close 30 stores in... (source)

Ohio commits to hedge funds, private equity
FINalternatives- 02 May 2008

The $11.1 billion Ohio School Employees Retirement System approved investments in two hedge funds and two new private equity funds... (source)

Buffett plots $40 billion spree as crunch diverts other bidders
Josh Hamilton - Bloomberg- 02 May 2008

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US institutions expanding allocation to alternatives, says Greenwich report
Private Equity Wire- 02 May 2008

The sponsors of US pension schemes plans to increase their holdings of alternative investments such as hedge funds and private... (source)

Bain, KKR bidding for Singapore's Unisteel: sources
Michael Flaherty & Alison Tudor - Reuters- 02 May 2008

U.S. private equity firms Bain Capital and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. are bidding for Singapore disk drive component maker... (source)

TPG considers bid for RBS insurance arm - paper
Mark Potter - Reuters- 02 May 2008

Private equity firm Texas Pacific Group is considering a bid for Royal Bank of Scotland's 8 billion pound ($15.9 billion)... (source)

Scorpion Offshore says Nordea bought 15.2 pct
John Acher - Reuters- 02 May 2008

Nordea Bank bought a 15.2 percent stake in Oslo-listed Scorpion Offshore on April 30, Scorpion said on... (source)

Kleiner Perkins bets big on green tech firms
Deborah Gage - San Francisco Chronicle- 02 May 2008

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers said Thursday it will invest $500 million in green technology companies that have passed their... (source)

Press Release - Custom House and Equity Fund Services join forces
Custom House- 02 May 2008

Custom House Global Fund Services Ltd., the parent company of Custom House Administration & Corporate Services Ltd. (“Custom House”), the... (source)

Prominent green group to help buyout firm
Felicity Barringer & Andrew Ross Sorkin - The New York Times- 01 May 2008

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Call for greater venture capital investment
Owen Hembry - The New Zealand Herald- 01 May 2008

Early-stage investment in companies is growing but venture capital is falling behind international levels, according to the New Zealand Venture... (source)

Meebo raises $25 million from Time Warner, others
Anupreeta Das - Reuters- 01 May 2008

Meebo, a popular Web-based service where users can simultaneously sign in to multiple instant messaging accounts, has raised $25 million... (source)

HedgeCo Networks secures investment from Inter-Atlantic Group
Private Equity Wire- 01 May 2008

HedgeCo Networks, a provider of hedge fund information and of consulting and marketing services to the industry, has received its... (source)

Turnround specialist heads bid for Kroll
A Felsted, M Arnold & P T Larsen - Financial Times- 01 May 2008

Kroll's former European chairman is leading a move to buy the world's biggest corporate security group from Marsh & McLennan,... (source)

Regulator to break new ground in EMI pensions struggle
Norma Cohen & Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 01 May 2008

The confrontation between the trustees of the EMI pension scheme and Terra Firma, the company's new owner, breaks new ground... (source)

Khazanah raises stake in Parkway
Joseph Chin - The Star Online- 01 May 2008

Khazanah Nasional Bhd is expanding its investments in the regional healthcare sector by buying an additional 18.33% stake in Singapore-listed... (source)

Rreef launches real estate and infrastructure investment business in India
Private Equity Wire- 01 May 2008

Deutsche Bank has launched its global alternative investment management business Rreef Alternative Investments in India with the opening of Rreef... (source)

Silverjet rescued by $100m bailout from anonymous Middle East investor
Danny Fortson - The Independent- 01 May 2008

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Cerberus may buy $200 mln stake in Blackwater: ABC
Reuters- 01 May 2008

Private equity giant Cerberus Capital Management is in talks to invest $200 million for a stake in Blackwater USA, the... (source)