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August 2007

Not much fair or reasonable
Paul Kerin - The Australian- 07 August 2007

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'Correction' is order of the day
Scott Murdoch & Lisa Macnamara - The Australian- 07 August 2007

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EMI still in a minor key but new owner upbeat on recovery
Dan Sabbagh - The Times- 07 August 2007

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Akzo inches closer to takeover of ICI
Siobhan Kennedy - The Times- 07 August 2007

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Greene King buys seafood chain Loch Fyne for £70m
Dominic Walsh - The Times- 07 August 2007

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Bondholders Punish Tyco, Kimberly, Expedia for Buybacks, LBOs
Bryan Keogh - Bloomberg- 07 August 2007

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The mysteries of private equity
BBC.co.uk- 06 August 2007

Private equity is the business of dealing in companies: buying them, shaking them up and later selling them on at... (source)

McDonald's to sell Boston Market
Reuters- 06 August 2007

McDonald's Corp. said on Monday it reached a deal to sell its Boston Market chicken chain to private equity firm... (source)

Pamodzi private equity fund highlights dearth of domestic savings
Nontyatyambo Petros - Business Report- 06 August 2007

The launch last week by Pamodzi Investment Holdings of a $1.3 bn (R9.2 bn) private equity fund backed by offshore... (source)

Private equity investments in India can touch $15b in 2007
Hindustan Times- 06 August 2007

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LBO `freeze' shuts wall street pipeline; $1.3 billion dries up
Edward Evans & Jason Kelly - Bloomberg- 06 August 2007

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Cerberus takes the wheel at Chrysler
James Politi - The Australian- 06 August 2007

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Guidelines to check private equity’s spree
David Black - The Herald- 06 August 2007

Private equity's acquisition spree through corporate Britain has had at least some of its momentum checked by a new set... (source)

PEP fires salvo at Flight target
Vanda Carson - The Age- 06 August 2007

Pacific Equity Partners has launched another broadside at listed travel company Flight Centre as hopes diminish of PEP resurrecting its... (source)

Ex-Ford chief will put buyout plans to Jaguar and Land Rover
Christine Buckley & Siobhan Kennedy - The Times- 06 August 2007

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Liberty poised to enter £11bn bid battle for Virgin Media
Elizabeth Judge - The Times- 06 August 2007

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In times of doubt, listen to Kipling
Gary Duncan - The Times- 06 August 2007

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Search for a scapegoat finds Greenspan
Irwin Stelzer - The Times- 05 August 2007

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ABN, RBS consortium say to continue takeover talks
Reuters- 05 August 2007

ABN AMRO is continuing to hold talks with the Royal Bank of Scotland-led consortium which has offered 71 bn euros... (source)

Dubai matches Fast Retailing's Barneys bid
Reuters- 05 August 2007

Dubai-based private equity firm Istithmar raised its offer to acquire Barneys New York Inc. from Jones Apparel Group Inc. to... (source)

Coller Capital to enter Japanese market
Reuters- 05 August 2007

London-based Coller Capital, the world's largest investor in private equity secondaries, is set to enter the Japanese market, the Nikkei... (source)

Investors are nervous. Who can blame them?
The Globe and Mail- 04 August 2007

The latest troubling U.S. economic signals, spreading housing woes, the worsening credit squeeze and more turmoil in the markets were... (source)

Pipex boss Dubens floats £100m private equity fund
Danny Forston - The Independent- 04 August 2007

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KKR unable to sell any debt for its £9bn Alliance Boots acquisition
Siobhan Kennedy - The Times- 04 August 2007

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Bank calls for calm
Peter Thal Larsen - The Australian- 04 August 2007

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Canadian confidence high in sealing Multiplex deal
Carolyn Cummins - The Age- 04 August 2007

Canada'S Brookfield Asset Management is confident its $7.3 billion takeover of Multiplex will get over the line despite sharemarket volatility... (source)

Venture Capital: Cash for up to six biotech startups
John Cook - Seattlepi.com- 03 August 2007

Accelerator Corp.has attracted $22.5 million in financing that it plans to use to bankroll and support as many as six... (source)

Dow Jones, WSJ in public spat
Robert Macmillan - NEWS.com.au- 03 August 2007

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Report 'backs Territory's ConsMin offer'
Ben Sharples - News.com.au- 03 August 2007

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BlueScope seals Smorgon Steel purchase
News.com.au- 03 August 2007

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Coles board pushes for sweeter deal
Vanda Carson - The Age- 03 August 2007

Wesfarmers is holding out against Coles Group's attempts to force it back to the negotiating table to sweeten its offer... (source)

German bank reveals £12bn exposure to sub-prime mortgages
Tom Bawden - The Times- 03 August 2007

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Civica shares tumble after failed talks
Joe Bolger - The Times- 03 August 2007

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Seventure closes its first secondary sale of assets to Headway Capital
Private Equity Wire- 03 August 2007

VC firm Seventure Partners, with the help of Rainmakers Private Equity, has sold all or parts of its minority shareholdings... (source)

Buffett's $46 billion in cash can buy WellPoint, Nucor, Kohl's
Josh P. Hamilton - Bloomberg- 03 August 2007

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Pamodzi starts Africa's largest private equity fund
Reuters- 03 August 2007

South African investment firm Pamodzi Investment Holdings has launched Africa's biggest private equity fund, the $1.3 billion Pamodzi Resources... (source)

UK's Civica says private equity talks collapse
Reuters- 02 August 2007

Public sector software provider Civica said on Thursday buyout talks with a private equity firm had collapsed due to uncertainty... (source)

Verizon Wireless plans to buy Rural Cellular
Domain-b.com- 02 August 2007

Verizon Wireless made public today its plans to buy out Rural Cellular Corp. for $757 million in... (source)

Advanced Medical withdraws Bausch & Lomb offer
Reuters- 02 August 2007

Advanced Medical Optics Inc. on Wednesday withdrew its $4.23 billion unsolicited takeover bid for rival eye-care company Bausch & Lomb... (source)

Private equity takes majority stake in Cartridge World
Inside Retailing.com.au- 02 August 2007

The founders of the now global Cartridge World franchise business have sold most of their shares to private... (source)

Boutique bought out
Mathew Murphy - The Age- 02 August 2007

New York investment bank Lazard has swallowed Australian financial advisory firm Carnegie Wylie for an undisclosed combination of cash and... (source)

Rocky debt market cruels buyout boom
Stephen Ellis - The Australian- 02 August 2007

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PEP not impressed by 'expert' report
Bryan Frith - The Australian- 02 August 2007

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Keeping Blackstone's M&A legacy
James Politi - The Australian- 02 August 2007

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PSource IPO raises GBP30m despite tough conditions
Private Equity Wire- 02 August 2007

Despite difficult conditions, Psource Capital has raised GBP30million for a London-listed hedge fund manager and has further cash-raising plans for... (source)

Dow Jones faces £80m break fee if merger scheme is scuppered
Suzy Jagger - The Times- 02 August 2007

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Bear suspends redemptions in third fund
Private Equity Wire- 02 August 2007

Bear Stearns, stalling in its attempt to staunch panic among investors, this week suspended redemptions in a third fund that... (source)

Credit markets leave banks saddled with £250bn of debt
Siobhan Kennedy & Gary Duncan - The Times- 02 August 2007

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Cost of the 'glass and a half' in Dairy Milk causes huge drop in profits at Cadbury
Robin Pagnamenta - The Times- 02 August 2007

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Symphony raises $200 million in first Asian private-equity IPO
Tomoko Yamazaki - Bloomberg- 02 August 2007

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Fosun may form fund venture in Hong Kong, considers Alwaleed
Bei Hu - Bloomberg- 02 August 2007

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Gulf sees opportunity in private equity credit woes
Reuters- 02 August 2007

Turmoil in global credit markets may open more investment opportunities for state-controlled Gulf Arab firms by hampering private equity rivals... (source)

Flight Centre rejects deal in blow to private equity
Leo Shanahan - The Age- 01 August 2007

Further evidence that the global credit crunch is affecting private equity deals in Australia has emerged with Flight Centre rejecting... (source)

Germany: As private equity companies boom, social democrats advise the “locusts”
Dietmar Henning - WSWS.org- 01 August 2007

Private equity companies are playing an increasingly important role in the global economy, and increasingly, German politicians, function as advisors... (source)

Privateers have another go at Coles
Bryan Frith - The Australian- 01 August 2007

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Bruno Deschamps to head 3i France
Private Equity Wire- 01 August 2007

3i, the global private equity and venture capital company announces the appointment of Bruno Deschamps, 56, as Partner and Managing... (source)

Private equity ‘will weather tax storm’
Stephanie Kirchgaessner - Financial Times- 01 August 2007

Buy-out groups could find ways to get round a proposed US tax rise by developing new financing structures or by... (source)

Foreign loans help Indian firms in buyouts
Moneycontrol.com- 01 August 2007

USD 50 billion - that is the value of deals that have happened this past year. And, some of the... (source)

Central bankers won't jettison 'Greenspan put'
Matthew Lynn - Bloomberg- 01 August 2007

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Accor sells Italian food unit to Barclays for EU135
Ladka Bauerova - Bloomberg- 01 August 2007

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Buyouts and break-ups
Euro2day- 01 August 2007

In their dreams, jumpy Wall Street underwriters may hope financial sponsors get hit by a massive attack of buyers'... (source)

Private equity firms 'may be forced to reveal job cut takoever plans'
Dailymail.co.uk- 01 August 2007

Super-rich entrepreneurs could be forced to reveal plans for job cuts in a crackdown on private equity... (source)

Stubs: Private equity opens its door to the public
Sandra Rubin - The Globe and Mail- 01 August 2007

With tightening debt markets around the world forcing private equity firms to hit the brakes, there is speculation the big... (source)