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India's Idea Cellular to buy out Spice Comm -papers
Saikat Chatterjee - Reuters- 07 June 2008
India's Idea's Cellular is close to buying a majority stake in Spice Communications, Indian newspapers reported on Saturday, citing... (source)
UPDATE 1-Singapore's Unisteel accepts $575 mln KKR bid
Michael Flaherty - Reuters- 07 June 2008
Singapore disc drive component maker Unisteel on Saturday said it has agreed to be bought by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &... (source)
Discounted deals remain available for private equity
Neil Hume - Financial Times- 07 June 2008
For all the talk of a credit crunch, private equity groups, which raised $500bn last year, still have money burning... (source)
Equity impact to be studied
Gulf Daily News- 06 June 2008
The growing impact of the multi-billion-dollar private equity industry on the economic diversification of the Gulf is to be the... (source)
Zagat family says company is no longer for sale
Michael J. de la Merced - The New York Times- 06 June 2008
Borders sells Australian operations to Angus & Robertson
Smart Company- 06 June 2008
The troubled US book chain Borders has sold its Australasian operations to A&R Whitcoulls in a deal worth $110... (source)
Coates Hire LBO loan restructured
Sharon Klyne - Reuters- 06 June 2008
Carlyle Group and National Hire Group Ltd have agreed to improve the terms on a A$2.26 billion ($2.2 billion) senior... (source)
Horizon targets $500M for new buyout fund
FINalternatives- 06 June 2008
Horizon21 is raising $500 million for its latest private equity offering, H21 Growth Opportunities... (source)
Blackstone's GSO taps JPMorgan's Donahue for Asia(Update1)
Patricia Kuo - Bloomberg- 06 June 2008
CD&R hires former ABB chief as partner
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 06 June 2008
Clayton Dubilier & Rice will today unveil the appointment of Fred Kindle, the former chief executive of ABB, showing the... (source)
Several banks vie for Citi German business-paper
Jonathan Gould - Reuters- 06 June 2008
U.S. bank Citigroup plans to draw up a short list of interested bidders quickly in the sale of its German... (source)
Verizon Wireless to buy Alltel
Sinead Carew - Reuters- 06 June 2008
Verizon Wireless said it would buy rural mobile phone service provider Alltel for $28.1 billion (14.4 billion pounds), including... (source)
Special status sought at BCE hearing
Andrew Willis & Jacquie Mcnish - Globe and Mail- 06 June 2008
Shareholders in BCE Inc. are attempting to press the case for a buyout of the phone company by winning standing... (source)
Lehman private equity fund increases asset value
Gilbert Kreijger - Reuters- 06 June 2008
Dutch-listed Lehman Brothers Private Equity Partners Ltd, an affiliate of U.S. bank Lehman Brothers, increased its net asset value per... (source)
All bets are off for Packer's Las Vegas casino
The New Zealand Herald- 05 June 2008
Crown Ltd yesterday announced that plans to build a A$5.2 billion casino had been thwarted by the global credit... (source)
Sunsuper teams with Mercer
Alex Dunnin - Financial Standard- 05 June 2008
Sunsuper has engaged Mercer to provide investment consulting advice and supplement their expanding in-house investment... (source)
AV Ventures expects strong recovery
Laalitha Hunt - The Star Online- 05 June 2008
AV Ventures Corp Bhd is on the threshold of a strong turnaround aided by its new businesses and stronger financial... (source)
Virgin blues: airline could go bust
Scott Rochfort - Sydney Morning Herald- 05 June 2008
Virgin Blue will go bankrupt unless it can dramatically raise airfares, if fuel prices remain at current levels, JPMorgan has... (source)
Leveraged loans to private equity are getting more lax, S&P warns
David Oakley & Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 05 June 2008
The standards of leveraged loans used to fund private equity buy-outs have loosened in Europe this year in spite of... (source)
Unions plan demonstrations, lobbying to close P.E. tax ‘loopholes’
FINalternatives- 05 June 2008
A major North American union is planning to “take back the economy” from private equity firms as announced in its... (source)
China pension fund to invest in private equity funds (Update1)
Josephine Lau - Bloomberg- 05 June 2008
Bear Stearns Merchant Banking to be spun off-WSJ
Varsha Tickoo - Reuters- 05 June 2008
Bear Stearns Cos' private-equity arm Bear Stearns Merchant Banking is expected to announce on Thursday it will spin off into... (source)
PVR film unit to get 1.2 bln rupees investment
Jasudha Kirpalani - Reuters- 05 June 2008
Cinema chain operator PVR Ltd said on Thursday its film unit, PVR Pictures, will raise 1.2 billion rupees in private... (source)
Vodafone says Verizon in talks to buy Alltel
Chris Wills - Reuters- 05 June 2008
Britain's Vodafone confirmed on Thursday that U.S.-based Verizon Wireless, in which it has a 45 percent stake, is in advanced... (source)
Bradford & Bingley denounced for damaging City reputation
Patrick Hosking & Christine Seib - Times Online- 04 June 2008
Reliance eyes private equity help for MTN control: report
Anshuman Daga - Reuters- 04 June 2008
Anil Ambani, chairman of India's Reliance Communications, may link up with private equity groups in a bid to gain a... (source)
New face of private equity in retail buy-outs
Ari Sharp - The Age- 04 June 2008
A report has challenged the view that private equity takeovers will continue to wane, arguing that the high cost of... (source)
Yellow Pages embracing technology
John Drinnan - The New Zealand Herald- 04 June 2008
Yellow Pages Group has marked the end of its first year under foreign private equity ownership by unveiling what it... (source)
Telecom Italia set to slash domestic cost base
Adrian Michaels & Andrew Parker - Financial Times- 04 June 2008
Telecom Italiais seeks to cut its domestic operating expenditure and possibly co-financing deals with private equity firms and sovereign wealth... (source)
Semiconductor Manufacturing seeks partner, Chang says (Update1)
Janet Ong - Bloomberg- 04 June 2008
Expro still in offer talks with Halliburton
Douglas Hamilton - The Herald- 04 June 2008
Expro International Group, the target of a bid battle between US energy services group Halliburton and a consortium led by... (source)
Union takes anti-buyout campaign worldwide
Michael J de la Merced - The New York Times- 04 June 2008
UPDATE 2 - Australia's Crown scraps Las Vegas casino project
Sonali Paul - Reuters- 04 June 2008
The developers of a $5 billion Las Vegas casino have decided to scrap the project due to tight credit... (source)
Silverfleet in talks for Jost
Thomson Merger News- 04 June 2008
Silverfleet, the former private equity arm of UK insurer Prudential, has entered negotiations with rival buyout houses to sell its... (source)
Qatari bank registers $67m profit
Gulf Daily News- 03 June 2008
QInvest earned a profit of $67 million in the 11 months to March 31 this year with total revenue of... (source)
Capital Services plans hospital buyouts in Japan (Update1)
Takahiko Hyuga - Bloomberg- 03 June 2008
Commodities in bubble trouble?
Laalitha Hunt & Leong Hung Yee - The Star Online- 03 June 2008
Although fund managers are upbeat about the commodities sector, there are concerns that the “investment bubble” is about to burst... (source)
Belmont seeks secondary private equity mandate
FINalternatives- 03 June 2008
The Town of Belmont (Mass.) Retirement system is soliciting proposals from private equity shops for a secondary p.e.... (source)
Halusa says private equity 'pure-play' is advantageous
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 03 June 2008
Martin Halusa says the private equity industry is splitting in... (source)
European mid-market M&A still going strong, says Baird
Private Equity Wire- 03 June 2008
Merger and acquisition activity across Europe and to a greater extent in the UK has remained surprisingly robust for the... (source)
Supreme Court date gives hope for BCE deal
Boyd Erman & Jacquie Mcnish - Globe and Mail- 03 June 2008
BCE Inc. will have its day at the Supreme Court of Canada, a decision that revives the phone giant's attempt... (source)
German govt paid extra money in IKB rescue-sources
Matthias Sobolewski - Reuters- 03 June 2008
Germany's government had paid a previously unknown 500 million euros for the rescue of stricken subprime lender IKB last year... (source)
Private equity firm one of biggest in the world
Peter Edwards - Scotsman- 03 June 2008
The new largest shareholder in Bradford & Bingley, the Texas Pacific Group (TPG), is one of the world's largest private... (source)
H2O Plus absorbed by buyout firms
Becky Yerak - Chicago Tribune- 03 June 2008
Texas Pacific wades in to rescue Britain's B&B
Reuters- 02 June 2008
US PE firm Texas Pacific Group has agreed to take a 23% stake in Bradford & Bingley, providing a much-needed... (source)
Challenges in the eyes of the investor
John Wilkinson - Money Management- 02 June 2008
After the spectacular failures of private equity houses to buy Coles and Qantas last year, the private equity sector has... (source)
Tesco poised to buy out RBS stake in finance joint venture for £1bn
Jane Bradley - Scotsman- 02 June 2008
Royal Bank of Scotland is set to sell off its 50 per cent stake in Tesco Personal Finance to the... (source)
Treasury eyes Chinese private equity
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 02 June 2008
China has been advised by the government on how to establish a thriving private equity industry, with the Treasury passing... (source)
Turkey private equity moves boost BC plan for Migros
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 02 June 2008
Turkey is preparing a law to make private equity acquisitions of Istanbul-listed companies easier, giving a boost to a planned... (source)
300 enterprises bid for entry into prestigious league
Steve Mbogo - Business Daily Africa- 02 June 2008
At least 1,000 companies are expected to participate in the survey. PE and VC companies are expected to be the... (source)
Siemens Wireless Modules becomes independent firm: Cinterion Wireless Modules
Business Wire- 02 June 2008
Cinterion Wireless Modules is the new company that emerged from Siemens’ Wireless Modules business. The highly successful Siemens division was... (source)
WNS set to bag Aviva BPO
Indiatimes- 02 June 2008
PE giant Warburg Pincus-controlled WNS holdings is believed to have won the bid for insurance giant Aviva’s BPO operation -... (source)
Perella to advise Fr. Telecom on TeliaSonera - WSJ
Reuters- 02 June 2008
Boutique investment bank Perella Weinberg Partners has landed a key assignment advising France Telecom on a possible takever bid for... (source)
Goldman deal to buy India firm stake called off - paper
Reuters- 02 June 2008
Goldman Sachs and India's Shriram Credit have called off an agreement, which would have given the US investment bank a... (source)
Private equity begins fightback against Brussels
The Independent- 01 June 2008
KSL Capital Partners eye Esporta fitness chain
Matthew Goodman - Times Online- 01 June 2008
Zuma ally bids for SAfrica's Telkom -report
Phumza Macanda - Reuters- 01 June 2008
Former politician turned businessman Tokyo Sexwale's company has launched a 90 billion rand ($11.9 billion) conditional bid for fixed-line operator... (source)
Mergers ‘stalled’ by unrealistic high prices
Nathalie Thomas - Scotsman- 01 June 2008
The mergers and acquisitions market is unlikely to recover before the end of this year when there will be a... (source)

 
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