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Paragon bidders may complete due diligence next week, FT says
Andrew Shepherd - Bloomberg- 07 August 2008
VC fund norms set to be revised
The Financial Express- 07 August 2008
The finance ministry is studying the regulations relating to venture capital funds in various countries such as Israel, USA and... (source)
Travers Smith lands Goldman Sachs as client as private equity practice grows
Charlotte Edmond - Legal Week- 07 August 2008
Travers Smith has gained a clutch of new clients, including investment banking giant Goldman Sachs, as the City firm continues... (source)
Blackstone in $2bn fundraising for mortgage servicer Bayview
Henny Sender - Financial Times- 07 August 2008
Blackstone, the private equity group, has raised $2bn for Bayview Financial, a distressed-mortgage servicer and fund manager in which it... (source)
Dubai talks to Carlyle, Providence about Informa, Telegraph says
Colin Keatinge - Bloomberg- 07 August 2008
Montagu eyes BSN disposal
Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 07 August 2008
Montagu, the private equity group, has hired Morgan Stanley to carry out a strategic review of BSN Medical, which could... (source)
HSBC denies new deadline for $6.3 billion KEB deal
Reuters- 07 August 2008
HSBC Holdings on Thursday denied a South Korean media report saying it had agreed with U.S. private equity firm Lone... (source)
AIG falls after insurer posts third straight loss on writedowns
Hugh Son - Bloomberg- 07 August 2008
JPMorgan Private Equity Fund Services opens office in Jersey
Private Equity Wire- 07 August 2008
JPMorgan Private Equity Fund Services has announced that as part of its international expansion efforts it has established a presence... (source)
Lehman Private Equity assets up 4.6 pct at end Q2
Aaron Gray-Block - Reuters- 07 August 2008
Dutch-listed Lehman Brothers Private Equity Ltd, an affiliate of U.S. bank Lehman Brothers, said on Thursday net asset value (NAV)... (source)
GfK turns to Apax in fight to buy Taylor Nelson Sofres
Amanda Andrews - Times Online- 06 August 2008
Carlyle to buy stake in Italy's Moncler
Valentina Za - Reuters- 06 August 2008
Private equity firm Carlyle Group will buy a stake in Moncler from a group of Italian investors in a deal... (source)
CLOs ‘well-placed’ to avoid losses
Paul J Davies - Financial Times- 06 August 2008
The complex funds that have driven investment in loans for private equity buy-outs have performed better than corporate debt... (source)
Asciano down but confident
Philip Hopkins - The Age- 06 August 2008
Ports and rail operator Asciano has reported a $182.1 million loss for 2007-08, but is confident of a strong... (source)
Chinese antitrust regime may affect PEs
Lui Chun Fai - China Daily- 06 August 2008
The Anti-monopoly Law came into effect on August 1, 2008, a week before the fireworks would appear for the Beijing... (source)
Seattle venture capital firm puts money on Oregon
Mike Rogoway - Oregon Live- 06 August 2008
A Seattle venture capital firm wants to make a splash with its new Portland office, funding at least two Oregon... (source)
Actis to cash in on energy boom with R5bn deal
Mathabo le Roux - BusinessDay- 06 August 2008
In the biggest private equity deal so far this year, UK investor Actis plans to take advantage of energy-markets growth... (source)
Hunting to sell Canadian unit and make acquisitions
Jonathan Cable - Reuters- 06 August 2008
Hunting is to sell its Canadian-based oil and gas division to private equity firms Riverstone Holdings and Carlyle Group for... (source)
News Corp hit by lower TV ad revenues
Joshua Chaffin - Financial Times- 06 August 2008
Strong film studio results helped News Corp report a 27 per cent jump in fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, but its television... (source)
Citigroup may buy back auction rate securities, Journal says
Joseph Galante & Karen Freifeld - Bloomberg- 06 August 2008
Ex Libris bought by New York private equity firm
Globes [online]- 06 August 2008
Library automation software developer Ex Libris Group has been acquired by New York-based private equity fund Leeds Equity Partners.... (source)
Michael Page gains on hopes of Adecco bid
Nikhil Kumar - The Independent- 05 August 2008
YES Bank; Windlabs tie-up for wind energy
The Financial Express- 05 August 2008
YES Bank has signed a 12-month agreement with Australia-based Windlab Systems for providing financial advisory services to foster the renewable... (source)
Northern Rock likely to report £500m loss
Jill Treanor - guardian.co.uk- 05 August 2008
Increasing numbers of homeowners failing to make mortgage payments on time and a restructuring charge are expected to drive Northern... (source)
Swicorp acquires stake in rig firm
Gulf Daily News- 05 August 2008
Swicorp Joussour Company has taken a majority stake in jackup drilling rig firm Mosvold Middle East... (source)
Carlyle Group in $2b Macau property deal
Lisa Yu - The Standard- 05 August 2008
Global equity investment firm Carlyle Group spent HK$2 billion buying two Macau residential buildings from developer Sin Kin Wan... (source)
Merrill’s chief defends recent sale
Louise Story - The New York Times- 05 August 2008
TPG awaits Asciano results before deciding on bid
Sonali Paul - Reuters- 05 August 2008
Private equity group TPG plans to study Asciano Ltd's full-year results on Wednesday before deciding what to do about its... (source)
Haitong Securities wins approval for private equity investments
Zhao Yidi - Bloomberg- 05 August 2008
Conti lines up potential 'white knights'
Daniel Schäfer - Financial Times- 05 August 2008
Continental has lined up potential investors which could act as "white knights" as the German automotive supplier seeks to fend... (source)
General Atlantic eyes stake in Wockhardt Hospitals-report
Bharghavi Nagaraju - Reuters- 05 August 2008
U.S. private equity General Atlantic LLC is in talks to buy a 20 percent stake in Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd in... (source)
Alnair completes Kazkommertsbank stake purchase
Reuters- 05 August 2008
A private equity firm managing funds owned by a United Arab Emirates sheikh has raised its stake in Kazakhstan's No.2... (source)
Temasek aims to join MBK bid for HKT stake: report
Jeffrey Hodgson - Reuters- 04 August 2008
Singapore's Temasek Holdings plans to join MBK Partners in a bid to buy a 45 per cent stake in PCCW... (source)
BMB net income falls to $4.2m on credit crisis
Gulf Daily News- 04 August 2008
BMB Investment Bank is yet another Middle East bank that is suffering from the fallout of the credit crunch, dipping... (source)
Developers in China seek out foreign funding
Robin Kwong - Financial Times- 04 August 2008
Foreign funds and private equity groups are seeing a rare opportunity to invest in China's property... (source)
Supply costs fuel retail tensions
Rigby, Arnold & Braithwaite - Financial Times- 04 August 2008
Brakes Brothers, Britain's biggest food distributor, has slapped a 98p fuel levy on every delivery it makes as the private... (source)
China's Rongsheng plans $2 bln-plus overseas IPO
Alfred Cang - Reuters- 04 August 2008
Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries Co Ltd aims to raise more than $2 billion through an initial public offering... (source)
Seven increases consolidated media stake to 5%, review reports
Jacob Greber - Bloomberg- 04 August 2008
HSBC ready to be patient over stalled Korean bank deal
Sean Farrell - The Independent- 04 August 2008
Chrysler renews credit facilities but cuts amount
Paritosh Bansal & Kevin Krolicki - Reuters- 04 August 2008
Chrysler LLC's finance arm said on Sunday it had renewed its credit facilities, but had reduced the amount to $24... (source)
RBS set for biggest loss in banking history
Jill Treanor - guardian.co.uk- 04 August 2008
The credit crunch will wreak further havoc this week when the Royal Bank of Scotland reports what is forecast to... (source)
Private equity funds bid for Australia’s Asciano
Peter Smith - Financial Times- 04 August 2008
TPG Capital and a General Electric-backed fund have offered to buy Asciano, an Australian-listed ports and rail operator, for A$2.9bn... (source)
Private equity stakes out services
Steve Johnson - Financial Times- 03 August 2008
Cash-rich private equity funds are sizing up professional services firms such as lawyers and accountants ahead of a wave of... (source)
First closing for Israeli high-tech private equity fund
Shmulik Shelah - Globes [online]- 03 August 2008
Sources inform ''Globes'' that Viola Private Equity, Israel's first high-tech private equity fund, has held its first closing on $150... (source)
The banks and private equity
The New York Times- 03 August 2008
Dubai joins in battle for Informa
Richard Wray - guardian.co.uk- 03 August 2008
Bankers will finalise a multi-billion-dollar loan that could provide one of Dubai's largest sovereign wealth funds with the firepower to... (source)
Crown Paints close to £70m buyout
Ben Marlow - Times Online- 03 August 2008
'No win, no fee' firm in line for auction
Mark Leftly - The Independent- 03 August 2008
Asper considers taking CanWest private
Grant Robertson, Boyd Erman & Derek Decloet - Globe and Mail- 02 August 2008
CanWest Global Communications Inc. chief executive officer Leonard Asper is exploring a range of options that include taking the company... (source)
Friends and CVC locked in talks over Lombard
Andrea Felsted & Kate Burgess - Financial Times- 02 August 2008
Friends Provident, the life assurer, is on the brink of a long-awaited deal to sell Lombard, its European wealth manager... (source)
S.F. venture capitalist Keith Benjamin dies
Carolyn Said - San Francisco Chronicle- 02 August 2008
Keith Benjamin, a San Francisco venture capitalist who was an early believer in the Internet's long-term value, died Tuesday of... (source)
CapitaLand net income drops 44% as home sales fall (Update2)
Quah Chin Chin & Andrea Tan - Bloomberg- 01 August 2008
Carlyle to close its fund business
Henny Sender - Financial Times- 01 August 2008
Carlyle Group, the private equity firm, is shutting down its hedge fund business - pulling the plug after losses last... (source)
GM investors brace for brutal Q2 results
David Bailey & Kevin Krolicki - Reuters- 01 August 2008
General Motors Corp investors expect the No. 1 U.S. automaker to post a steep second-quarter loss on Friday, reflecting the... (source)
Minus $437m, ABC scraps dividend
Jesse Hogan - The Age- 01 August 2008
ABC Learning Centres has delivered a double whammy to its battered investors by scrapping its dividend and revealing its full-year... (source)
Carlyle raises stake in Chinese footwear maker Xtep to 9.2%
Jiang Jianguo - Bloomberg- 01 August 2008
Merrill shuffles
Emiliya Mychasuk & Emiko Terazono - Financial Times- 01 August 2008
A reshuffle of Merrill Lynch's bankers advising private equity deals has seen Fotis Hasiotis and Philip Noblet become co-heads of... (source)
China steel group opposes BHP's proposed Rio buy
Xiaoyi Shao - Reuters- 01 August 2008
Chinese steel mills oppose BHP Billiton Ltd's, an executive of the China Iron and Steel Association said, repeating the group's... (source)
Ameristar takeover a likely bet in near future
Jui Chakravorty Das - Reuters- 01 August 2008
Buyout rumors are swirling around Ameristar, the operator of casinos in such off-the-beaten-track locations as Jackpot, Nevada and Council Bluffs,... (source)
MySpace shareholders suit to go to trial
Reuters- 01 August 2008
A lawsuit against the executives who sold MySpace parent Intermix to News Corp in 2005 will go to trial after... (source)
Google’s venture capital plans
Smart Company- 01 August 2008
Google is currently working on setting up its own venture capital investment arm, according to a report on... (source)

 
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