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Silver Lake prevails in $24.9bn Dell dealSilver Lake and Michael Dell have been working since February to reach an agreement with Dell's shareholders.
- First close is everything
One week, two fund closes, and our first ever ranking of private debt fund managers.
- The PDI 30
Our first ranking of the world's top private debt managers shows the top 30 firms collectively raised $322bn over the last five years.
- Fed directors push for higher rates
Federal Reserve Bank directors in Philadelphia, Kansas City and Dallas have requested a 0.25% hike in the Fed’s discount rate.
- Williams: QE tapering dependent on economy
The end of quantitative easing is contingent on the economy's health, says San Francisco Fed President John Williams.
- American Securities collects $463m
The firm is more than half way to its $750m target for American Securities Opportunities Fund III.
- Hilton hires banking quartet for refinancing
The Blackstone-owned hotel group is looking to refinance its debt ahead of a potential listing next year, with four banks mandated to advise on the process.
- New Jersey state pension director to leave post
Timothy Walsh, who recently oversaw the pension fund's $150m add-on to an existing mandate with GSO Capital Partners, will join a real estate fund manager.
- Thinking ahead
Benjamin Franklin promised that only two things are certain in this world – death and taxes. For the last five years, some market observers may have thrown “low interest rates” in there as well.
- PERE China: Credit crunch no long-term threat
Although a short-term headache, China’s ‘credit crunch’ is not expected to heavily impact real estate investment in the country in the long run.