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FDIC approves looser rules for PE bank biddersPrivate equity firms will face lower barriers to investment in banks, after the US banking regulator voted to modify some of the more controversial aspects of its regulations for private equity owners.
- Blackstone, Centerbridge offer alternatives to FDIC bank rules
A group of private equity firms that have engaged in bank investing believe changes need to be made to the FDIC’s proposed rules for private equity ownership of failed banks.
- Mind what you say (Editor's Letter)
People who make a living at communicating in private equity are living through some very interesting times, as you'll read in this issue of PEI Manager, devoted to communications.
- Bailing out your debt
The US Senate version of the stimulus bill includes a tax break for those who purchase discounted debt
- Hands buys LP interests
As the spectre of LP defaults looms larger, Guy Hands'Terra Firma has attempted to get ahead of the issue by buying out LPs from its 2007 fund.
- Still life on a smaller scale
The financial crisis may have taken a toll, but lower mid-market French companies are still keen to engage with private equity. Amanda Janis reports
- Still happy in the public eye
Can publicly listed private equity firms justify their existence in the current market environment? Kevin Ley finds some evidence that they can
- Big deals can still happen
Opportunism and careful negotiation have allowed CVC to prove that there's still life at the larger end of the market
- ASIA IN BRIEF
ASIA IN BRIEF 2009-01-01 Staff Writer Global private equity firm The Blackstone Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with the W229 trillion ($183 billion) National Pension Service, to invest up to $2 billion alongside it in undervalued stocks, bonds and real estate in the K
- SPECIAL REPORT: The PERE 30
Over the past five years, the top 30 private equity real estate firms in the world have raised more than $211 billion -10 percent more than when PERE last counted capital raising efforts by the industry. Read on to discover the firms garnering the most. PERE Magazine May 2009.