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Americas - November 2003Americas 2003-11-01 Staff Writer America Monitor Note to regulators: we're not hedge funds! Two recent regulatory moves in the US designed to rein in hedge funds have c
- Americas - June 2003
Americas 2003-06-01 Staff Writer America Monitor The ironies of disclosure Both LPs and GPs are saying they have no problem with the wave of Freedom of Information requests flooding US
- Europe - June 2003
Europe 2003-06-01 Staff Writer Europe Deals & Exit BC Partners pips rivals for cable deal Deutsche Bank and BC Partners have reached agreement over the acquisition of TeleColumbus Group by fund
- Americas - August 2003
Americas 2003-08-01 Staff Writer Monitor America Push the peanut Sponsor-to-sponsor buyouts are in vogue – and to many investors, a cause for concern. Are private equity firms buying fr
- Warburg Pincus in $2.4bn energy deal
Through its portfolio company Targa Resources, the global private equity firm has announced the acquisition of the midstream energy business of Dynegy for approximately $2.4bn.
- Leverage matters
When PEI sat down with five seasoned leveraged finance professionals in London recently, it became clear that although business is good, they were keen to tread carefully in today's market. There also seemed to be a growing sense that the dynamic between sponsor and finance provider has changed – to the sponsors' advantage. We talked to them about the issues behind this shift and heard why getting it right matters all the more today.
- Mass. pension sees 13.4 percent return
Massachusetts’ public pension fund chalked up a 13.4 percent return for the last fiscal year, putting it among the best performing pensions in the country.
- KKR eyes Asia
In the same week that Blackstone announced plans to open an office in India, KKR is reportedly considering its first Asian investment – an $800m stake in Samsung Life Assurance.
- Advent buys German electronics group Moeller
The global private equity house has paid an undisclosed sum for one of Germany’s largest privately-owned industrial and building electronics component producers.
- News: Funds - September 2002
News: Funds 2002-09-01 Staff Writer Blackstone closes record fund The Blackstone Group has closed its fourth private equity fund, having received $6.45bn in limited partner commitments. BCP IV is the largest private equity fund raised to date. The fundraising, in part facilitate