The sight of public shareholders scrambling for the stub equity in Thomas H Lee and Bain Capital Partners’ take-private bid for Clear Channel Communications shows the asset class still holds its allure despite the credit market upheaval, writes Toby Lewis.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Swedish buyout firm Litorina Kapital, led by Harold Kaiser, has held the final close of its latest fund two times oversubscribed despite losing cornerstone investor Swedbank.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
The New York private equity firm has acquired a 50 percent interest in a portfolio of Solo Cup manufacturing facilities throughout the US.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
KKR and Goldman Sachs plan to walk away from their previously agreed $8 billion buyout of Harman International Industries, claiming the audio equipment maker has had a material adverse change in its business and breached the agreement. Harman disputes the claims.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Cerberus Capital Management will acquire the North American operations of paper products producer Stora Enso for $2.52 billion, in one of the few mega buyouts to be signed since the advent of the credit crunch.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
Several US investment banks this week revealed billions in losses stemming from unsyndicated leveraged loans, while a new study has found Lehman Brothers is significantly more overextended than its peers.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
US investment bank Lehman Brothers has closed its fifth venture fund on $365 million.
1 min read · 12 January 2013
US buyout firm TH Lee has created a credit fund with $500 million in commitments and a dedicated credit division staffed largely by ex-AIG executives, including AIGGIG’s former head of private placement, Sam Tillinghast.
3 min read · 12 January 2013
Private equity legend Ted Forstmann is returning to active investment, after winding down his own firm in 2004. He is raising a $250 million media and entertainment fund with Chris Albrecht, formerly the head of HBO.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
Listed German mid-market buyout firm Deutsche Beteiligungs' head Wilken von Hodenberg (pictured) has emphasised the firm's relatively lowly leveraged business to defend its positive outlook in contrast to its two month share price plunge.
2 min read · 12 January 2013
