Financial Times (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Academic research has cast doubt on the link between private equity ownership and a higher failure rate for companies, in a finding that could be useful in the buy-out industry's battle against proposed regulation
Financial24 (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
Global private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts KKR.UL, MBK Partners and Affinity Partners are among the bidders for AIG unit Nan Shan Life, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News said, quoting identified sources. The report comes a day after ...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Private equity are eagerly buying troubled lenders, but they are not the money spinners that they once were, writes Henny Sender
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Filed under: Private equity , Financial Crisis Remember the heyday of the housing boom when investors would "flip" properties? Speculators would put a down payment on a property, usually a new construction, and sell it before it was completed with a fat profit. But the "flippers" got bagged when the price of real estate started dropping. Many just walked away from their deposits...
Financial24 (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
LONDON, July 3 - Debt-troubled UK heating products maker Baxi said on Friday it had agreed to merge with Dutch rival De Dietrich Remeha to boost its capital position and create one of Europe's leading heating products companies . Private equity-ow ...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Any investors that had been licking their lips at the prospect of gobbling up failed US banks may now have lost their appetite
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
The private equity industry's publication of rules of conduct for middlemen who help venture capital groups raise money highlights its growing fears over the corruption scandal at a US pension fund
Financial24 (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
By Cristina Carlevaro MILAN, July 2 - Italian eyewear maker Safilo SpA could bring on board private equity and industrial partners to help solve financial worries, sources said after bankers agreed to a debt payment being delayed . Safilo said o ...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
The FDIC proposed new rules on private-equity investors wanting to buy failed banks to protect against aggressive management.
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Private equity groups that want to buy troubled US lenders would have to meet significant capital requirements and promise not to 'flip' their investments for at least three years
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Filed under: Deals , Private equity , Recession Private equity investors are using current financial market constraints on liquidity to negotiate favorable deals, as private equity general partners have watched the values of their portfolios fall profoundly. Efforts to attract additional investment haven't been easy, as potential limited partners are reluctant to make long commitments in an uncertain...
Forbes (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Federal insurer tightens rules to attract more buyers to failed bank auctions.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Thursday urged tough capital requirements on private equity firms buying battered banks, and said any firms they buy must be held for at least three years.
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Filed under: Deals , Private equity , Technology The venture capital (VC) industry demonstrated its commitment to the clean technology space in the second quarter of 2009, pumping $1.2 billion into the sector , according to a report by GTM Research . VC investments in cleantech are up 43.5% from the first quarter of the year, when $836 was put into play in the cleantech space. The number of transactions...
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Filed under: Private equity , Blackstone Group L.P (BX) When The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX ) went public, many observers -- myself included -- were concerned by the total lack of corporate governance checks and balances. But at the time, the private equity industry was so hot that Blackstone could do no wrong, and no one cared enough to complain. But now that KKR is mulling a plan to list on the...
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deepblueinteractive | 03/09/2009
The challenge of entrepreneurs with a new business idea to raise enough money to start up can be daunting. Enter Angelsoft, a company who has just unveiled a search engine specifically engineered to locate investors. The company Angelsoft makes software for investors that enables them to manage their workflow, and runs a website for investors and entrepreneurs. Angelsoft took into consideration the...
kacyvale | 03/09/2009
Diversify Your Solo 401k and Decrease Portfolio Risk With Real Estate, Gold and Private Equity.
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.
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