Obama Camp Opens Fire on Romney’s Bain Years
The Obama campaign is taking aim at Mitt Romney’s central pitch as a jobs creator with the release of a scathing, two-minute TV ad that examines the fate of a steel company that Mr. Romney’s firm acquired in 1993.
Data Buffet: China Deal Value Hit New High in 2011
Private equity deal-making in China hit record levels in 2011, forcing general partners to adjust their models to remain competitive, according to a Bain & Co.
Data Buffet: China Deal Value Hit New High in 2011
Private equity deal-making in China hit record levels in 2011, forcing general partners to adjust their models to remain competitive, according to a Bain & Co.
CannaBANK Takes Hit Of $2.5M Sale
CannaBANK, a self-described private equity firm focusing on hemp-based businesses, has sold an 80% stake in biotech company PhytoSPHERE Systems LLC to Medical Marijuana Inc. for $2.5 million.
Oaktree IPO Could Pay Two Founders $117.2m Each
Oaktree Capital Group is looking for its planned IPO to raise $595.2 million, it said in a filing Friday. The deal would deliver millions to the founders of the company, though they aren't selling shares into the offering. Oaktree specializes in distressed assets, or as it calls it, "credit and contrarian, value-oriented investing." The company...
Why Carlyle’s Liquidity Promise May Be Difficult To Keep
The private equity industry has long sought a way of providing instant liquidity to an illiquid asset class, a problem that Carlyle Group appears to have solved for its latest mega buyout fund, but can it work in practice?
The Curious Case Of Jimmy Choo Co-Founder Tamara Mellon
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- Tamara Mellon is putting the boot to private equity.
Private Equity Execs Focus On Flights Of Fancy
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- A bird is perched on a frozen tree in the lake of Kerkini, northern Greece, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
CD&R: Not Every Private-Equity Firm Wants To Go Public
While many private-equity firms have gone public, Clayton Dubilier & Rice won't be one of them, said chairman and co-founder Joseph Rice. It's "never going to happen for us," said Rice, speaking at the Columbia Business School's private equity and venture capital conference.
PEA And The Quest For A Compelling Cover
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Blackstone Reaches Halfway Mark For Yuan-Denominated Fund
It has taken nearly two years, but Blackstone Group is halfway through fund raising for its yuan-denominated fund, said Michael Sotirhos, senior managing director of the New York firm.
South American PE Funds Continue Their Expansion
Several South American private equity funds have closed recently.
