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US banks look in vain for private equity rescue
Christine Seib - Times Online- 07 July 2009
Canada's Pet Valu to be bought by U.S. group
Reuters- 07 July 2009
Canadian pet food retailer Pet Valu said on Monday it agreed to be bought by a U.S. private equity group... (source)
UAE tops Mideast in private equity deals
Vicky Kapur - Emirates Business 24/7- 07 July 2009
The UAE emerged as the top target country in the Middle East for private equity deals executed in the first... (source)
Israel to launch private-equity fund to develop Israeli Arab sector
World Sentinel- 07 July 2009
Israel will establish a $40 million private equity fund aimed at maximizing the economic potential of the Israeli Arab... (source)
KKR sells half of Oriental stake
Sundeep Tucker - Financial Times- 07 July 2009
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has offloaded half of the equity in South Korea's Oriental Brewery just weeks after agreeing a $1.8bn... (source)
Cinven boss swaps roles after 22 years at helm
Reuters- 07 July 2009
Robin Hall, one of Europe's longest-standing private equity bosses, is swapping his role as managing partner of European buyout firm... (source)
Plan to recapitalize Nortel a tough sell
Pav Jordan - Reuters- 07 July 2009
A plan by U.S. creditors to reorganize and revive Canada's bankrupt Nortel Networks, once one of the world's biggest makers... (source)
Advantage wants am/pm Japan buyer by September
Reuters- 07 July 2009
Advantage Partners, a Japanese private equity firm, said on Monday it wants to find a buyer for the convenience store... (source)
Wheb Ventures holds third closing of clean technology fund
Private Equity Wire- 07 July 2009
Wheb Ventures, a clean technology venture capital firm with offices in London and Munich, had held the third closing of... (source)
Private equity firm to shutter strike-stricken N.Y. factory
FINalternatives- 07 July 2009
Following a federal order to reinstate 134 striking workers at its Stella D’oro bakery in the Bronx, private equity firm... (source)
Private equity group in bank talks on listing Pets At Home
Alistair Dawber - Independent.ie- 06 July 2009
Private equity deals are
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 06 July 2009
Academic research has cast doubt on the link between private equity ownership and a higher failure rate for companies, in... (source)
Investors look to launch rescue bid for Nortel - FT
Reuters- 06 July 2009
MatlinPatterson Global Advisors, a private equity firm specialising in distressed investments, is considering leading a rescue bid for the whole... (source)
Reduced LBO fees mean 2% disappears as pensions lament losses
Chassany & Kelly - Bloomberg- 06 July 2009
CIMB Standard to manage US$500 million in ADB-IDB fund
Bernama- 06 July 2009
CIMB Standard, Asian private equity and infrastructure fund specialists, have been appointed manager and advisor to a new US$500 million... (source)
Banks hit as M&A pool halves
Scott Murdoch - The Australian - 06 July 2009
The investment banking fee pool has more than halved for mergers and acquisitions, with hits to the top-line revenue for... (source)
Abraaj Capital appoints Deutsche Bank veteran Ashok Aram as MD
Madhav A Chanchani - VCCircle.com- 06 July 2009
Dubai-based Abraaj Capital has appointed Deutsche Bank veteran Ashok Aram as a Managing Director. Aram, who was with Deutsche Bank... (source)
PE firms invest US$888mn in Indian cos during Q2: Venture Intelligence
Indiainfoline- 06 July 2009
Investments pick up Quarter-on-Quarter; activity still muted in YOY... (source)
China Mengniu Dairy to sell 20 pct to Hopu, SOE
Reuters- 06 July 2009
Chinese private equity fund Hopu Investment Management and a state-owned enterprise are expected to buy about 20% of China Mengniu... (source)
More REITs seen with easing of guidelines
Angie Ng - The Star Online- 06 July 2009
Malaysia can expect to see more institutional property funds and real estate investment trusts (REITs) coming into the market in... (source)
Private equity fundraising down for 12 months despite Q2 rise
Arleen Jacobius - Pensions & Investments- 03 July 2009
Private equity firms raised $76.2 billion in the second quarter, up 28% from the first quarter but down 64% from... (source)
Private equity slams proposed banking rules
Megan Davies - Reuters- 03 July 2009
Private equity investment in troubled banks will be deterred and curbed by stringent guidelines proposed by U.S. bank regulators, executives... (source)
Shift to altern assets fuel valuation concerns: APRA
Alex Dunnin - Financial Standard- 03 July 2009
Rising levels of alternative assets has exacerbated concerns over valuation policies for unlisted assets, according to APRA's latest Insight... (source)
CIMB Standard confident of raising US$238mil
The Star Online- 03 July 2009
CIMB Standard, the appointed manager and advisor of the new Islamic Infrastructure Fund (IIF), is confident of raising the remaining... (source)
Tougher rules for private-equity bank bidders
Christine Seib - Times Online- 03 July 2009
Europe pushes for code for placement agents
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 03 July 2009
Europe’s private equity industry has published a code of conduct for placement agents, which help buy-out and venture capital groups... (source)
Japanese lenders shun western ways
Michiyo Nakamoto - Financial Times- 03 July 2009
Few mergers in Japan have generated as much bewilderment as the planned integration of Shinsei and... (source)
Free-range goats promise 12% private-equity gains in Australia
Rudy Ruitenberg - Bloomberg- 03 July 2009
M&A weak in first half of 2009, says mergermarket
Private Equity Wire- 03 July 2009
Despite the upturn in the financial markets over the last quarter, the first half of 2009 was a weak half-year... (source)
First Data and BofA team up for venture
Aldo Svaldi - The Denver Post- 03 July 2009
Greenwood Village-based First Data Corp. could eventually end up processing more than a billion electronic transactions a month generated through... (source)
Sweden defends private equity
Tony Barber & Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 02 July 2009
Sweden marked the first day of its six-month European Union presidency yesterday by coming to the defence of hedge funds... (source)
Chink of IPO light for private equity
Megan Davies & Phil Wahba - Reuters- 02 July 2009
Private-equity firms are cautiously looking for ways to exit investments by bringing portfolio companies to market, after seeing a sliver... (source)
Private equity raises more funds in Q2: survey
Reuters- 02 July 2009
Global private equity houses raised more money in the second quarter compared to the previous three months as investor appetite... (source)
Nearly 75% of private equity exits end with receiver
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 02 July 2009
Nearly three-quarters of all UK private equity exits ended in administration in the three months to June, underlining the scale... (source)
Lossmaking Japanese banks agree to merge
Michiyo Nakamoto - Financial Times- 02 July 2009
Shinsei and Aozora, two lossmaking lenders backed by US private equity groups and the Japanese government, yesterday unveiled plans to... (source)
Venture funding for clean-tech rebounds
Tracy Seipel - San Jose Mercury News- 02 July 2009
After two sharp quarterly declines, worldwide venture funding for clean technologies rebounded in the second quarter of 2009 amid rising... (source)
Cybernet-SlashSupport looks for acquisitions
Madhav A. Chanchani - VCCircle.com- 02 July 2009
Cybernet-SlashSupport, a technology operations' management company, is aggressively looking for acquisitions with backing from its private equity... (source)
S.Korea NPS, Carlyle to buy $362 mln Tokyo building
Reuters- 02 July 2009
South Korea's National Pension Service on Thursday said it would jointly buy an office building in central Tokyo with private... (source)
Health-care hungry Hyland Software acquires Meditech-friendly Valco Systems
Chris Seper - MedCity News- 02 July 2009
The content management company Hyland Software has purchased health-care focused Valco Data Systems to strengthen Hyland’s position in its largest... (source)
S.F. has recession's 1st distressed office sale
James Temple - San Francisco Chronicle- 02 July 2009
San Francisco's first major distressed office sale of the current market cycle closed in recent days, providing an ominous sign... (source)
FDIC guidelines on private equity expected
Reuters- 01 July 2009
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp is expected on Thursday to propose new guidelines for private-equity investors seeking to buy failed... (source)
Washington help sought as City fights EU hedge fund plan
Tom Braithwaite & Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 01 July 2009
The City of London is hoping to win support from the US administration to head off tough regulation from Brussels... (source)
Osmond "bruised" as Liberty acquires Pearl for €1.3bn
Daniel Thomas - Financial Times- 01 July 2009
Hugh Osmond's Pearl Group will be acquired by Liberty, a Euronext-Amsterdam listed acquisition vehicle, in a €1.3bn (£1.1bn) deal. Liberty,... (source)
Japanese banks to detail merger
Michiyo Nakamoto - Financial Times- 01 July 2009
Shinsei and Aozora, two lossmaking Japanese lenders backed by US private equity groups, are today expected to announce the details... (source)
Private equity fund to boost Bumi stake
Jeeva Arulapalam - The New Straits Times- 01 July 2009
The government will set up a private equity fund, Ekuiti Nasional Bhd, that will invest in unlisted companies in a... (source)
Private equity firms in talks on United Spirits stake: report
Reuters- 01 July 2009
India's United Spirits, the world's third largest spirits maker, has received term sheets from private equity firms Blackstone, KKR and... (source)
Apollo management wins right to reorganize bankrupt Pliant
Steven Church - Bloomberg- 01 July 2009
With $19m in funding, TutorVista eyeing acquisitions, global expansion
Ruchika Sharma - VCCircle.com- 01 July 2009
TutorVista last week received $19 million in third round funding from Pearson, Lightspeed and Manipal... (source)
Private equity re-enters race for troubled Vauxhall
Tim Webb - guardian.co.uk- 01 July 2009
Belgian private equity firm RHJ is poised to re-enter the race to take a controlling stake in stricken car maker... (source)
CDC commits USD50m to Nigeria and West Africa fund
Private Equity Wire- 01 July 2009
CDC Group, the UK's development finance institution, is committing USD50m to African Capital Alliance's Private Equity Fund... (source)

 
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