Abraaj poised to buy again after raising $375m
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
The Middle East's largest private equity house has raised its capital by almost a third as it prepares a return to buying mode
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
The Middle East's largest private equity house has raised its capital by almost a third as it prepares a return to buying mode
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
ROCHESTER, MI (MARKET WIRE) OPTIMIZERx Corporation (OTCBB: OPRX) has engaged Beringea LLC, an investment banking and private equity firm, to assist in financial planning and strategic positioning for the company's continued growth.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The U.K. fund manager said it plans to list on the London Stock Exchange, heading a widely expected wave of initial public offerings of businesses owned by private-equity companies.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares in Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. climbed 2.3% in early trading on the Amsterdam market after the private equity firm said late Thursday that it swung to a third-quarter profit and is seeing interesting investment opportunities. The firm closed a deal in October to buy its Amsterdam-listed fund and become a publicly traded company. KKR reported economic net income...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The private equity group reported economic net income of $356m for the third quarter, underscoring the extent to which the sector has benefited from the rally in the stock and debt markets
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
CLEVELAND, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Resilience Capital Partners (www.resiliencecapital.com), a Cleveland-based private equity firm, has added Mr. Steven J. Demetriou as a member of its Executive Committee and its Board of Advisors. Steven J. Demetriou, since December 2004 has been the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Aleris International, Inc., an international aluminum company,...
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Hedge Fund Secondary Market Private Equity Looks to Buy Illiquid Hedge Fund Stakes Private equity firms are among the potential investors in the hedge fund secondaries market. [More...]
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Blackstone is set to buy Birds Eye Foods in a $1.3bn deal that will see the US frozen food group merge with the private equity group's Pinnacle Foods
Abnormal Returns (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
When your cost of capital is 0% everything looks attractive. (Kid Dynamite also Big Picture) Be wary when a private equity firm looks to go public. (WSJ, Behind the Headlines) Using the Taylor Rule as a check on rate expectations. (Accrued Interest) One overlooked downside to Fed policy is the dearth of opportunities for yield investors like insurance [...]
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Filed under: Private equity , Blackstone Group L.P (BX) Controlled by the Blackstone Group ( BX ), Pinnacle Foods is a packaged foods company whose brands can be found in about 80% of the households in the U.S. The portfolio includes Duncan Hines baking mixes and frostings, Vlasic pickles and Swanson frozen dinners. Well, Pinnacle will get even bigger; that is, the company -- along with the financing...
Stocks to Watch Today (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Private equity shop Blackstone Group (BX) is rumored to be in talks to acquire privately held Birds Eye Foods, the largest frozen vegetable maker, according to the “people familiar” with whom The Wall Street Journal’s Jeffrey McCracken has spoken. The deal, valued at $1.3 billion, writes McCracken, would actually fall [...]
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Frozen-vegetable company Birds Eye Foods is expected to be acquired by Pinnacle Brands Corp., a company owned by Blackstone Group LP , for more than $1.3 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The all-cash deal is expected to be announced as soon as Thursday, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is currently majority-owned by...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
• BMW named as London's automotive partner • Australia fearing Olympic inadequacy Team 2012 is making steady progress towards its target of belatedly filling the £25m funding gap that emerged post Beijing. Having earlier this year bagged Visa as its main sponsor in a £10m deal, the coalition between UK Sport, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and the British...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
John Lounsbury submits: Two days ago it was solar power panels . On Wednesday, A-Power Energy Generation Systems ( APWR ), a Chinese wind turbine maker, announced (see New York Times article by Kate Galbraith here ) plans to start construction of a wind turbine production plant somewhere in the U.S. next year. A-Power has signed an agreement with private equity firm US-REG (U.S. Renewable Energy Group)...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Streetwise Blog submits: By Andrew Willis H ow much cash can Onex ( ONEXF.PK ) carry? The private equity pioneer put another $300 million (U.S.) into its coffers on Tuesday by selling 6 million shares in U.S. health care company Emergency Medical Services Corp., or EMS ( EMS ). Complete Story »
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trymi | 02/17/2009
It was reported awhile back that GM intended to sell its Hummer brand and lately a Chinese company and a private equity firm have showed interest. Joanne Krell, GM spokesperson would not comment on any possible buyers but established the fact that the review of the Hummer brand is ongoing.