::Eureka Private Equity::

For the first time in five years, the announced acquisitions of international companies by Canadian entities outstripped foreign takeovers in... (source)

MGM expected to draw six bids by March 19: source
Sue Zeidler - Reuters- 10 March 2010

Six companies are expected to make binding offers for storied Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by a newly set March 19 deadline,... (source)

Buyout firms can't spend $503 billion as fund deadlines loom
Thornton, Alesci & Kelly - BusinessWeek- 10 March 2010

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German private equity firms sees more deals in 2010
Kathrin Schich & Philipp Halstrick - Reuters- 09 March 2010

Private equity companies in Germany expect to spend more this year than the 2.36 billion euros they invested in Europe's... (source)

Healthscope mum but private equity players show interest in Japara Holdings
Clive Mathieson - The Australian - 09 March 2010

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Carlyle said to hire ex-Morgan Stanley trading chief Petrick
Michael Moore & Jason Kelly - Bloomberg- 09 March 2010

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DFS set to be sold for £500 million within days
James Thompson - The Independent- 09 March 2010

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Marsh & McLennan ready to sell Kroll arm for $1.3 billion
Arnold, Masters & Davies - Financial Times- 09 March 2010

Marsh & McLennan Companies, the global insurance broker and consultancy company, has put Kroll, its corporate investigations division, up for... (source)

Overseas realty funds struggle, shut shop or put plans on hold
Shraddha Nair - Livemint- 09 March 2010

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Colony to take over Leibovitz debt, help market photographs
Jonathan Keehner & Christian Baumgaertel - Bloomberg- 09 March 2010

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Buyout bulls get ready to charge into banking deals
Arnold, Guerrera, Jenkins & Sender - Financial Times- 09 March 2010

With so many banks still in distress and so much of the private equity industry awash with funds, perhaps the... (source)

One small step for venture capital
Karen Mazurkewich - Financial Post- 09 March 2010

A seven-year battle has finally ended. After years of singing the blues, Canada's beleaguered venture capital and private-equity groups got... (source)

MGPA winds up $480 million fund with strong returns
Allan Saunderson - GlobeSt.com- 09 March 2010

Private equity real estate advisor MGPA, an associate of the Macquarie Group, is winding up its Global Fund I, an... (source)

Rising competition from governments hits PE firms
Karen Remo-Listana - Emirates Business 24/7- 09 March 2010

Private equity firms see increasing competition with Middle Eastern governments on the few areas that are appealing to... (source)

State seeing venture capital dry up
David Wichner - Arizona Daily Star- 08 March 2010

Venture capital - the lifeblood of high-tech start-up companies - fell by nearly half in Arizona last year as investors... (source)

Essar confirms Trinity Coal acquisition, seeking other deals
Natalie Pearson - Bloomberg- 08 March 2010

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HBOS Integrated Finance portfolio to go for £500 million
Kate Walsh - Times Online- 08 March 2010

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Linpac faces sale as lenders flip assets
Martin Arnold & Lina Saigo - Financial Times- 08 March 2010

Lenders to Linpac are planning to break up and sell Europe's biggest food packaging group in a sign that banks... (source)

Designer Cath Kidston in deal to sell off her retail empire
Kathryn Hopkins - guardian.co.uk- 08 March 2010

Cath Kidston, the queen of floral prints, is understood to be in talks to sell her retail empire to the... (source)

Corporates may look to PE for capital: experts
Shuchita Kapur - Zawya- 08 March 2010

Subdued equity markets and a conservative lending approach on the part of the banks bodes well for the region's private... (source)

iBankers, PE funds back at IIMs; Calcutta sees a rush
Ritwik Mukherjee - mydigitalfc.com- 08 March 2010

If proceedings on Day Zero at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta's final placement is any indication, investment bank and private... (source)

Private equity firm CCMP Capital to buy Infogroup: WSJ
Sakthi Prasad - Reuters- 08 March 2010

Private equity firm CCMP Capital has agreed to buy data and marketing services company Infogroup Incorporated for about $460 million,... (source)

Veda acquires Card Alert, EKKO Guardian
Sydney Morning Herald- 08 March 2010

The business and membership base of secure registration service provider Card Alert and sister company EKKO Guardian have been acquired... (source)

Janalakshmi Financial raises $10 million
Deepti Choudhary - Livemint- 08 March 2010

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