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India witnessed a significant increase in private equity investments as transactions worth nearly three billion dollars were announced in the... (source)

Dewan Housing arm to float PE fund in partnership with Redwood
Baiju Kalesh - Livemint- 07 August 2009

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Private equity asks for more relaxed FDIC proposals
Megan Davies - Reuters- 07 August 2009

The private equity industry formally proposed on Thursday that a U.S. bank regulator's guidelines on private capital investment in banks... (source)

Aircel shortlists 4 firms for Tower sale
VCCircle.com- 07 August 2009

Indian cellular firm Aircel, 74 percent owned by Malaysia's Maxis, has shortlisted four firms including American Tower and Bharti Infratel... (source)

NBAD plans to offer private equity services to boost fee income
Arif Sharif - Bloomberg- 07 August 2009

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Bankrate investor sues to block Apax Partners sale
Jef Feeley - Bloomberg- 07 August 2009

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Finlay, jewelry retailer, files for bankruptcy
Jonathan Keehner & Andrea Tan - Bloomberg- 07 August 2009

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D Bank eyes stake in Sal Oppenheim
James Wilson - Financial Times- 07 August 2009

Deutsche Bank is in advanced talks to take at least a minority stake in Sal Oppenheim, one of Europe's best-known... (source)

Laiwu Steel to buy parent's assets via share placement
Alibaba.com- 07 August 2009

Laiwu Steel Corp, one of the top ten steelmakers in China, will issue about 642.48 million shares to Laigang Group,... (source)

Continental, Magna may set up turbocharger venture
Cornelius Rahn & Andreas Cremer - Bloomberg- 07 August 2009

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Australia and NZ ripe for M&A activity
Luke Cornish - ALB- 06 August 2009

M&A lawyers may have a busy year ahead of them after investment bank UBS created a formula that identified eight... (source)

Aussie buyer tipped for Burger King
Jenny Keown - stuff.co.nz- 06 August 2009

Australian private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners is buying the Burger King master franchise and 42 outlet stores from Tasman... (source)

Suncorp buyout 'will have long-term costs'
ABC News- 06 August 2009

There are warnings about the risks of allowing private equity funds to invest in regional banks, after Suncorp was named... (source)

ANZ not finished with acquisitions
Broker News- 06 August 2009

Following its successful purchase of selected RBS retail, wealth, commercial and institutional banking assets in Asia earlier this week, ANZ... (source)

Shanghai petitions currency rule changes to attract more foreign private equity firms
China Briefing- 06 August 2009

Local government officials are petitioning that restrictions on private-equity firms be changed to encourage attract more foreign private-equity firms to... (source)

KKR lines up Avago IPO as buyout firms seize rebound
Elizabeth Hester & Jason Kelly - Bloomberg- 06 August 2009

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Speculation abounds in bank acquisitions
Rob Varnon - The Connecticut Post- 06 August 2009

Connecticut's big three regional banks are waiting in the wings, but it remains to be seen whether any of them... (source)

Transpacific secures $800m equity deal
ATN- 06 August 2009

Transpacific Industries has dragged itself out of financial uncertainty by securing $801 million through a deal with a private equity... (source)

Joyce rules out Qantas merger
Matt O' Sullivan - Sydney Morning Herald- 06 August 2009

The chief executive of Qantas, Alan Joyce, has distanced himself from the deal-making of his predecessor, Geoff Dixon, insisting the... (source)

Islamic private equity: An untapped opportunity
AME info- 06 August 2009

As the economies of the oil producing countries of the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region have boomed over... (source)

Subbu Subramaniam leaves Baring over differences with Bhasin
Madhav A Chanchani - VCCircle.com- 06 August 2009

N. "Subbu" Subramaniam, a partner with Baring Private Equity Partners India, has quit the Delhi-based private equity fund on a... (source)

Shanghai sets up PE fund for financial investment
Lu Jianxin & Edmund Klamann - Reuters- 05 August 2009

Shanghai has set up China's first private equity fund devoted to investment in financial companies, which aims to manage assets... (source)

PE funds prefer minority stake in Indian firms, finds report
Shraddha Nair - Livemint- 05 August 2009

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What Trump gets, not everyone can
Lauren Silva Laughlin & Edward Hadas - The New York Times- 05 August 2009

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Survey predicts major shake-out for private equity firms
Private Equity Wire- 05 August 2009

The number of private equity houses is expected to fall significantly over the next 24 months, according to a survey... (source)

Big Four banks to step back from private equity
Neil - Money AU- 05 August 2009

Big Four banking groups National Australia Bank and Westpac may follow rival ANZ’s lead, and either scale back their Private... (source)

ANZ prepared to take on HSBC after RBS Asia purchase
Malcolm Scott & Bernard Lo - Bloomberg- 05 August 2009

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Australia’s Myer to seek listing this year
Peter Smith - Financial Times- 05 August 2009

TPG, the US private equity group, is considering a public float of Myer, Australia’s largest department store group, within the... (source)

Gift products vet Moore starts investment firm, makes acquisition
Getahn Ward - The Tennessean- 05 August 2009

A private investment firm recently launched by Nashville business executive Joseph Moore has acquired a majority equity position in Paddywax,... (source)

Cullen/Frost, M&T Chiefs prepare for takeover ‘Rodeo’
Laura Marcinek - Bloomberg- 05 August 2009

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PE firms seek Brazil real estate investment: report
Reuters- 05 August 2009

Private equity funds are expected to raise about 2.5 billion reais in the second half of 2009 to invest in... (source)

FDIC seen moving fast on private equity: sources
Megan Davies - Reuters- 04 August 2009

A US bank regulator is expected to move quickly in finalizing guidelines on private equity investments in failed banks, possibly... (source)

ANZ joins NAB and Westpac to windback private equity
Russell Emmerson - Herald Sun - 04 August 2009

ANZ chief executive Mike Smith announced in March that his bank's private equity arm, ANZ Capital, would no longer be... (source)

Prospect Capital to buy Patriot Capital for $197 mln
Supantha Mukherjee & Brenton Cordeiro - Reuters- 04 August 2009

Prospect Capital Corp, a closed-end investment company, said it agreed to buy Patriot Capital Funding Inc for $197 million, including... (source)

UK's Close Brothers spins off private equity unit
Daisy Ku - Reuters- 04 August 2009

British merchant bank Close Brothers on Monday said Close Growth Capital, a private equity unit, has been spun out in... (source)

ANZ announces acquisition of RBS assets in six Asian countries
Money AU- 04 August 2009

Australian banking major and the fourth largest Australian lender, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd has agreed to acquire... (source)

Next investment spree
Ding Wenlei - Beijing Review- 04 August 2009

Chinese economic growth accelerated in the second quarter of this year as a massive stimulus package paid off. Accordingly, Chinese... (source)

Bidvest targets eastern Europe
Florence de Vries - Business Report- 04 August 2009

Bidvest's bid to buy Nowaco of the Czech Republic and Farutex in Poland for E250 million will further cement the... (source)

HarbourVest sees longer buyout cycles
Simon Meads - Reuters- 04 August 2009

Fundraising cycles for large private equity houses are likely to lengthen as the slow pace of investment leaves many with... (source)

Private equity managers hungry for deals in 2009, survey finds
Private Equity Wire- 04 August 2009

Respondents viewed the current straitened economic conditions as offering significant opportunities. While fewer than one in five respondents said they... (source)

Private equity funds in Taiwan bank on China interest
Lee Chyen Yee & George Chen - Reuters- 04 August 2009

Global private equity funds have found a window of opportunity to invest in Taiwan's financial sector, making acquisitions with the... (source)

Private equity groups in $400bn of debt
Lina Saigol & Martin Arnold - Financial Times- 03 August 2009

The biggest private equity groups are sitting on a $400bn debt mountain that needs to be repaid over the next... (source)

Private equity said to consider investments in U.K. law firms
Lindsay Fortado - Bloomberg- 03 August 2009

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Gym group works out share base
Michael Fahy - Crain's Manchester Business- 03 August 2009

Total Fitness Group, the Wilmslow-based chain of gyms which is owned by private equity firm Legal & General Ventures, has... (source)

Berlin calls for higher bids for GM Europe
Sarah Arnott - The Independent- 03 August 2009

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Bharti: Extends exclusive talks with MTN to Aug 31
Reuters- 03 August 2009

Bharti Airtel and MTN Group extended their exclusive talks aimed at merging their operations to create the world's third-largest mobile... (source)

National Express mulls cash call
Kelly Macnamara - Manchester Evening News- 03 August 2009

Struggling transport firm National Express is mulling a £350m cash call after receiving shareholder support to remain... (source)

AnaCap acquires Malta-based Mediterranean Bank
The Malta Independent Online- 03 August 2009

Mediterranean Bank plc, the Maltese based private bank is to be acquired by AnaCap Financial Partners LLP, a London based... (source)

KKR to take key role in Avago listing
Henny Sender - Financial Times- 03 August 2009

KKRKohlberg Kravis Roberts is raising hackles on Wall Street as its capital markets unit participates in the initial public offering... (source)

Food groups hope to taste success in race for Gu
Martin Arnold & Jenny Wiggins - Financial Times- 03 August 2009

Nestle and Mars are among the food groups courting Gü, a London-based maker of soufflés and chocolate desserts that has... (source)

New Hampshire sets out to boost alternatives
Christine Williamson - Pensions & Investments- 03 August 2009

New Hampshire Retirement System, Concord, has begun a four-year investment program to meet its 10% target allocation to alternative investments,... (source)

Buy-outs act early on debt mountain
Financial Times- 03 August 2009

Most people assume private equity bosses are taking long summer holidays and waiting for credit markets to recover so they... (source)